http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/new-battle-lines-on-gay-marriage/?scp=7&sq=same-sex%20marriage&st=cse

how annoying when conservatives, the very set of people exclusively from which elements regularly lynch and kill queers, claim to be "persecut[ed]" when criticized.

the supreme court ruled that the confederate flag, a symbol of treason, is not protected free speech. no, the lyncher is not persecuted when he is prevented from lynching, and certainly not when he is just criticized with words.

but Tafel is right, you have to be practical. don't do emotional things you want to just because you are justified. turning the other cheek garners sympathy, as cynical a statement as that is.

Savage had the best response.

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http://middleburyconfessional.com/secrets/view/64171
"3, true that but some gay guys actually dance with girls and that is what confuses people. One particular guy dances with a lot of girls, but I heard he wishes some gay guys would man up and dance with him or each other to let him know...mhmm"

totally applies to me.