"PolishBear" wrote in message
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"If a conservative is a homosexual, they quietly enjoy their life. If
a liberal is a homosexual, they loudly demand legislated respect."

Uh, NO, not quite. If a conservative is homosexual, he won't
necessarily IDENTIFY as such, he may get married and father children
to help advance his own political career, and he'll spout hypocritical
anti-Gay positions ... but still enjoy engaging in furtive, anonymous
sexual encounters with other men, usually at motels, roadside rest
areas, and airport bathrooms.

Whereas if a liberal is homosexual, he will more like live his life
openly, honestly, and with political integrity, and advocate equal
treatment for all law-abiding, taxpaying citizens regardless of sexual
orientation.

As for what you call "legislated respect," you and I both know there
really is no such thing. No amount of legislation could coerce you
into respecting anyone. Do you know anyone who is Gay? Do you know any
longterm Gay couples? And if so, is it possible for you to respect the
commitment they have made to each other?

Perhaps not. Perhaps no Gay person would get your respect. But the
fact remains that there is simply no Constitutional justification for
denying law-abiding Gay individuals and couples the very same legal
benefits and responsibilities that Straight individuals and couples
have always taken for granted.

Let's go back to your original statement, and simply change
"homosexual" to "black." Perhaps you would say, "If a liberal is
black, he will loudly demand his civil rights. If a conservative is
black, he will be content to sit in the back of the bus."

My, aren't we a tad touchy over a bit of tongue-in-cheek banter? "Methinks
thou dothe protest too much..."