Homosexuality

Discrimination, Hatred

 * Baton Rouge, Louisiana police officers arrested gay men using anti-sodomy laws (which had been struck down) despite the judge finding no evidence of any crime being committed.

Homosexuals as Parents

 * Children in same-sex households do as well or better than peers in traditional families, and they have higher overall health and family cohesion.

The Bible on Homosexuality

 * Same-sex opponents claim the Bible says God states marriage is between one man and one woman.  However, there are numerous examples of other relationships, of which polygamy is the most obvious.

Homosexuality as Unnatural
A common conservative argument against homosexuality is that it is "unnatural." The current Texas Republican Party platform declares homosexuality "tears at the fabric of society" (1) and Republicans generally view homosexuality as "unnatural" and "sinful" (2). Religion usually enters into their arguments as well, in which the Bible is used as evidence of homosexuality's un-naturality (3, 4). When conservatives declare homosexuality should be opposed because it is not natural, they imply all natural things are good and all unnatural things are bad. However as you can see from the table above, there are many "unnatural" things which conservatives embrace. Likewise, many "natural" things are clearly undesirable and tragic. Using the homosexuality-is-unnatural argument is idiotic at best.

Republican Hypocrisy and Homosexuality
Although Republicans and their far-right religious allies often tout their devotion to "family values," many of the most vocal anti-gay activists prove to be homosexual themselves. The list of such examples has grown quite extensive over the past few years, and continues today. Just this March, a California Republican was arrested for a DUI after frequenting a gay club (5, 6). Many more examples are available at these sites: 7, 8, 9.

Examples (to be expanded later):

Roy Ashburn

Arrested for DUI after leaving a gay club

Ken Mehlman

Former RNC chairman and 2004 Bush re-election campaign manager