Jon Stewart made a strong point the other night. In speaking of the recent spate of Republican Presidential candidates being glitterbombed by Gay activists he questioned if that was really helping the advance of gay causes.
Certainly in this time of increased acceptance of gay rights, gay marriage and the like one has to question how a group of people trying to gain political power, gain supporters amongst the middle of the road types and be perceived as serious people with serious agendas feel this will improve their status.
If one seriously looks at how an act like that would be perceived if committed against the President of the United States folks working with gay rights causes should seriously consider finding away to discourage this. The first sign of being a legitimate part of the political puzzle is being treated with and treating others with respect. Glitterbombing Republican President candidates does nothing to win the support of folks who have to be convinced that gay folks have the same values as you and I.
I support gay rights, I support gay marriage. I do think that is a foolish thing to be doing and unworthy of the level if acceptance the gay groups have worked hard to gain. Jon Stewart said the same thing. He was right when he said it and should be commeneded for taking a constutency group that certainly he favors to task.
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