[eeky]

I'm a bigot? Please, look up the definition of bigot and then look in the mirror. I even explicitly said I was tolerant of gays. You are the one intolerant of others' opinions.

[dragonwriter]

> I even explicitly said I was tolerant of gays.

"I am tolerant of X" implies condemnation, but with any consequence (e.g., seeking punishment) withheld.

I am tolerant of people who post bigoted statements on discussion boards, for instance.

I accept as equals people without regard to how their sexual gender preference relates to their own gender.

[dllthomas]

> I even explicitly said I was tolerant of gays.

Tolerance isn't determined by whether you say you're tolerant.

[jlgreco]

You don't believe they deserve equal protection under the law? Oh yeah, so tolerant. Congratulation on your unprecedented tolerance.

[eeky]

A straight person has the same rights as a homosexual person. They can both get married. That's equal protection under the law. What you want to do is change the definition of marriage, which I think is like missing a soccer goal but arguing to move the goal posts to make you win. Make a new word for gay marriage if you want - but leave the definition of marriage alone as changing it would break a lot of legacy code.

[jackmaney]

Yes, I'm sure some of your best friends are gay people. [rolls eyes]