#7 Michael Weholt:
Only when the majority is persuaded that equal treatment is the right thing to do, and is persuaded to vote that way, will equal treatment be permanent. I think these too-clever-by-half initiatives put that day off into an even deeper future.
The problem is convincing people to look past stereotypes and see how their bigotry affects real people. A lot of people really do seem to think the main point of marriage is producing children. When they see things like WA-DOMA's initiative, they are forced to come face to face with the logical result of that opinion.
Bigots are incapable of applying their opinions beyond the particular group(s) they despise, so such people have to shown how their hatred affects their own self-interest. Sure, it may be OK to say Steve and Mark can't marry because they'll never have children, but it's so unfair to say that Margaret and John can't, just because he's sterile. If even one bigot changes his mind by seeing this connection, it's a victory.
I'm glad MA is hanging in there. It's always heart-warming to see there are still lawmakers who believe marriage is based on love. In Washington state, those who want this basic human right have to deal with a court case that expressly said marriage is for procreation, so two people who can't have children have no business being married.
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