Attempts to Roll Back Marriage Equality since the Trump Election.

[Faun]

Curious how homosexual parents HAVE children.

They don't. They have taken them from someone else.

Well if women opted for abortions instead of carrying for full term only to give their babies up for adoption, there would be no babies for gays to take.

Most gays pay someone, a surrogate to have children from them. They are trying to create chimera children too. Little monsters to satisfy themselves as they hump those kids as soon as they get big enough.

There are more religious Christians humping little kids than there are gays doing that. Perhaps we should ban Christianity too then, huh?

No one wants to ban gays. Just their power to drag the unwilling into their personal sex lives.

LOLOL

I didn't realize you were being forced to join them in the bedroom. Now it all makes sense.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Gays can end all the animosity against them by leaving people alone. Just stop trying to force others into your lifestyle. Let them make up their own minds. If they won't, stop harassing others they deserve to be the next Matthew Shepherd

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

And, kids have a right to have marriage..

No- actually kids don't have a right to marriage- which is why your kids ended up with divorced parents.

Americans have a right to marriage. Children hopefully will have parents who care about them- and yes- hopefully their parents will be allowed to marry.

You want to harm the children of gay parents by preventing their parents from marrying.

Curious how homosexual parents HAVE children.

They don't. They have taken them from someone else.

Well if women opted for abortions instead of carrying for full term only to give their babies up for adoption, there would be no babies for gays to take.

Most gays pay someone, a surrogate to have children from them. They are trying to create chimera children too. Little monsters to satisfy themselves as they hump those kids as soon as they get big enough.

I can't believe how fucking stupid that is


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[Syriusly]

Gays can end all the animosity against them by leaving people alone. Just stop trying to force others into your lifestyle. Let them make up their own minds. If they won't, stop harassing others they deserve to be the next Matthew Shepherd

God you are a whiny sick little bastard.

 

[Syriusly]

Curious how homosexual parents HAVE children.

They don't. They have taken them from someone else.

Well if women opted for abortions instead of carrying for full term only to give their babies up for adoption, there would be no babies for gays to take.

Most gays pay someone, a surrogate to have children from them. They are trying to create chimera children too. Little monsters to satisfy themselves as they hump those kids as soon as they get big enough.

There are more religious Christians humping little kids than there are gays doing that. Perhaps we should ban Christianity too then, huh?

Put the gay kiddie rapists in the Christian kiddie rapists oh yes, the teacher kiddie rapists. The teachers out number them all.

Sick bastard.

 

[Rob37]

Hillary Clinton was staunchly against gay marriage in her past.....does that mean if Trump appointed her she would be counted among your alt-right hatist?

Idiot.

I don't believe that either Clinton or Obama was ever staunchly against gay marriage. They are politicians and ten, twelve years ago it would have been political suicide to publicly support marriage equality. However, they didn't shamelessly hobnob with these homophobes and bigots like Trump does. Obama did not stack the White House with religious zealots.

I voted for Trump and I am offended that you are using hate speech directed at my president and at me.

Get it through YOUR thick head: You don't get to bully people by labeling them racist, bigots, or whatever other epithet your puny brain can conjure.

I told you troll, get out of my face. Telling the truth is not hate speech.

. Trump supporters are not racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists, or whatever else you deem fit to call them.

Some are racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists and other things.

Most probably aren't.

But you certainly can't deny that some are.

Not if you ever read any post by Steve McGarret here at USMB.

Sure, some are. And some Dems are dangerous too. I get that.

 

[Rob37]

While Trump himself has been pretty quiet on the subject of same sex marriage and LGBT rights in general, we know that he has surrounded himself with some of the most opprobrious bigots - both religious and those that are just far right-or alt right -ideologues and hate mongers.

There was the recent report - a resulted from a leak from the White House- that an executive order was being drafted to overturn Obamas EO prohibiting discrimination against Federal LGBT employees and contractors. If put in front of Trump, the lazy and incurious plutocrat might have mindlessly signed it. Fortunately, Jerod and Ivanka Kushner- two of the few rational and decent people on his inner circle interceded and it was quashed.

Nevertheless, the knowledge of the anti gay forces lurking in the White House, have , apparently ,emboldened ideological bigots and religious zealots across the country to take new aim at marriage equality.

There are at least three attempts in progress to do so. All have been launched since the election, and I can't help but to believe that they have been inspired and encouraged by the reactionary forces that have gained power and influence recently. No doubt that the prospect of tipping the balance of the Supreme Court is also a factor. Consider:

Tennessee Bill Would Undo Marriage Equality
A bill making its way through the Tennessee state legislature aims to roll back marriage equality in the Volunteer State. But LGBT advocates say the legislation is an unconstitutional attempt to overrule the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tennessee Republican Rep. Mark Pody, who claims God has called him to stop same-sex marriages, introduced House Bill 1412, the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act, last September. At the same time, Sen. Mae Beavers, also a Republican, introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

This is really stupid and unconstitutional is light of the Obergefell ruling. What are these people thinking and do they not have anything better to do? Are there not some actual problems to address that they will spent time, money and energy on this??

As written, the bill seeks to declare it "the policy of Tennessee to defend natural marriage between one man and one woman regardless of any court decision to the contrary." It requires state officials, including the attorney general, to "defend any state or local government official from any lawsuit" arising from an official's refusal to marry a same-sex couple. The bill also seeks to prevent state and local agencies from implementing any punishment for those violating the Supreme Court's June 2015 ruling that mandated legal marriage equality nationwide.

They cannot possibly get away with this unless they can get Obergefell and Windsor overturned, and that is not happening. Similarly, the City of Houston is trying to undermine the right of same sex partners of city employees to recieve spousal benefits, also in violation of Obergefell:

Amid GOP Pressure, Texas High Court to Hear Challenge to Spousal Benefits

The Texas Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a case challenging some of the rights gained with marriage equality.
The case involves whether the city of Houston is obligated to provide benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees, The Dallas Morning News reports. In September the high court had declined to hear the case, but justices reversed that decision amid pressure from top Republican state officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Then we have this out of Arkansas.

Seriously, Arkansas? Even Trump Knows Same-Sex Marriage Is Done Deal
Guys, you aren’t actually going to even believe this. There are still people trying to get rid of same-sex marriage. If you’re all, “didn’t we already fight about this a long time ago?” you’d be right. Except that news apparently hasn’t hit Arkansas just yet. One of its esteemed legislators just filed a Senate Joint Resolution requesting the United States Congress to start working on a Constitutional Amendment defining marriage as the “union of one man and one woman.” How positively late-90s of him.

Yes, it is unlikely to go anywhere, and even congressional Republicans know that it is unpopular and a colossal waste of time. However, the point is, as I have said, that there has been a flurry of this type of activity since the election. Does anyone deny the obvious connection given that fact that no such attempts to roll back marriage equality in the 18 months or so since the Obergefell ruling were introduced until now.??

Hillary Clinton was staunchly against gay marriage in her past.....does that mean if Trump appointed her she would be counted among your alt-right hatist?

Idiot.

I don't believe that either Clinton or Obama was ever staunchly against gay marriage. They are politicians and ten, twelve years ago it would have been political suicide to publicly support marriage equality. However, they didn't shamelessly hobnob with these homophobes and bigots like Trump does. Obama did not stack the White House with religious zealots.

I voted for Trump and I am offended that you are using hate speech directed at my president and at me.

Get it through YOUR thick head: You don't get to bully people by labeling them racist, bigots, or whatever other epithet your puny brain can conjure.

Here at USMB we can indeed speak out mind- and call Trump whatever we want to. You to, within broad limits.

You do realize that Trump does exactly this though all the time- labeling people in his tweets- 'bullying' them.

I'll think about that and get back to you.

 

[Syriusly]

I don't believe that either Clinton or Obama was ever staunchly against gay marriage. They are politicians and ten, twelve years ago it would have been political suicide to publicly support marriage equality. However, they didn't shamelessly hobnob with these homophobes and bigots like Trump does. Obama did not stack the White House with religious zealots.

I voted for Trump and I am offended that you are using hate speech directed at my president and at me.

Get it through YOUR thick head: You don't get to bully people by labeling them racist, bigots, or whatever other epithet your puny brain can conjure.

I told you troll, get out of my face. Telling the truth is not hate speech.

. Trump supporters are not racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists, or whatever else you deem fit to call them.

Some are racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists and other things.

Most probably aren't.

But you certainly can't deny that some are.

Not if you ever read any post by Steve McGarret here at USMB.

Sure, some are. And some Dems are dangerous too. I get that.

Curious how homosexual parents HAVE children.

They don't. They have taken them from someone else.

Well if women opted for abortions instead of carrying for full term only to give their babies up for adoption, there would be no babies for gays to take.

Most gays pay someone, a surrogate to have children from them. They are trying to create chimera children too. Little monsters to satisfy themselves as they hump those kids as soon as they get big enough.

There are more religious Christians humping little kids than there are gays doing that. Perhaps we should ban Christianity too then, huh?

No one wants to ban gays. Just their power to drag the unwilling into their personal sex lives.

How many times have you been dragged into having gay sex?

You realize at a certain point if you aren't saying no, that speaks for itself.

 

[Rob37]

I voted for Trump and I am offended that you are using hate speech directed at my president and at me.

Get it through YOUR thick head: You don't get to bully people by labeling them racist, bigots, or whatever other epithet your puny brain can conjure.

I told you troll, get out of my face. Telling the truth is not hate speech.

. Trump supporters are not racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists, or whatever else you deem fit to call them.

Some are racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists and other things.

Most probably aren't.

But you certainly can't deny that some are.

Not if you ever read any post by Steve McGarret here at USMB.

Sure, some are. And some Dems are dangerous too. I get that.

They don't. They have taken them from someone else.

Well if women opted for abortions instead of carrying for full term only to give their babies up for adoption, there would be no babies for gays to take.

Most gays pay someone, a surrogate to have children from them. They are trying to create chimera children too. Little monsters to satisfy themselves as they hump those kids as soon as they get big enough.

There are more religious Christians humping little kids than there are gays doing that. Perhaps we should ban Christianity too then, huh?

No one wants to ban gays. Just their power to drag the unwilling into their personal sex lives.

How many times have you been dragged into having gay sex?

You realize at a certain point if you aren't saying no, that speaks for itself.

That is called "rape". LOL

 

[Rob37]

Gays can end all the animosity against them by leaving people alone. Just stop trying to force others into your lifestyle. Let them make up their own minds. If they won't, stop harassing others they deserve to be the next Matthew Shepherd

Tipsy, you are fucking Awesome! But I got to tell you, I am 46 years old and I have never been "pulled" into gay sex. Not even close. LOL!

 

[Syriusly]

I told you troll, get out of my face. Telling the truth is not hate speech.

. Trump supporters are not racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists, or whatever else you deem fit to call them.

Some are racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists and other things.

Most probably aren't.

But you certainly can't deny that some are.

Not if you ever read any post by Steve McGarret here at USMB.

Sure, some are. And some Dems are dangerous too. I get that.

Well if women opted for abortions instead of carrying for full term only to give their babies up for adoption, there would be no babies for gays to take.

Most gays pay someone, a surrogate to have children from them. They are trying to create chimera children too. Little monsters to satisfy themselves as they hump those kids as soon as they get big enough.

There are more religious Christians humping little kids than there are gays doing that. Perhaps we should ban Christianity too then, huh?

No one wants to ban gays. Just their power to drag the unwilling into their personal sex lives.

How many times have you been dragged into having gay sex?

You realize at a certain point if you aren't saying no, that speaks for itself.

That is called "rape". LOL

It could be- or it could be Tipsy hanging out 5 nights a week at a gay bar, and going off to have sex after he has had 5 drinks and gets past his personal conflicts until he sobers up.

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

Gays can end all the animosity against them by leaving people alone. Just stop trying to force others into your lifestyle. Let them make up their own minds. If they won't, stop harassing others they deserve to be the next Matthew Shepherd

Tipsy, you are fucking Awesome! But I got to tell you, I am 46 years old and I have never been "pulled" into gay sex. Not even close. LOL!

Give it time. You're still young. LOL


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[Sun Devil 92]

While Trump himself has been pretty quiet on the subject of same sex marriage and LGBT rights in general, we know that he has surrounded himself with some of the most opprobrious bigots - both religious and those that are just far right-or alt right -ideologues and hate mongers.

There was the recent report - a resulted from a leak from the White House- that an executive order was being drafted to overturn Obamas EO prohibiting discrimination against Federal LGBT employees and contractors. If put in front of Trump, the lazy and incurious plutocrat might have mindlessly signed it. Fortunately, Jerod and Ivanka Kushner- two of the few rational and decent people on his inner circle interceded and it was quashed.

Nevertheless, the knowledge of the anti gay forces lurking in the White House, have , apparently ,emboldened ideological bigots and religious zealots across the country to take new aim at marriage equality.

There are at least three attempts in progress to do so. All have been launched since the election, and I can't help but to believe that they have been inspired and encouraged by the reactionary forces that have gained power and influence recently. No doubt that the prospect of tipping the balance of the Supreme Court is also a factor. Consider:

Tennessee Bill Would Undo Marriage Equality
A bill making its way through the Tennessee state legislature aims to roll back marriage equality in the Volunteer State. But LGBT advocates say the legislation is an unconstitutional attempt to overrule the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tennessee Republican Rep. Mark Pody, who claims God has called him to stop same-sex marriages, introduced House Bill 1412, the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act, last September. At the same time, Sen. Mae Beavers, also a Republican, introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

This is really stupid and unconstitutional is light of the Obergefell ruling. What are these people thinking and do they not have anything better to do? Are there not some actual problems to address that they will spent time, money and energy on this??

As written, the bill seeks to declare it "the policy of Tennessee to defend natural marriage between one man and one woman regardless of any court decision to the contrary." It requires state officials, including the attorney general, to "defend any state or local government official from any lawsuit" arising from an official's refusal to marry a same-sex couple. The bill also seeks to prevent state and local agencies from implementing any punishment for those violating the Supreme Court's June 2015 ruling that mandated legal marriage equality nationwide.

They cannot possibly get away with this unless they can get Obergefell and Windsor overturned, and that is not happening. Similarly, the City of Houston is trying to undermine the right of same sex partners of city employees to recieve spousal benefits, also in violation of Obergefell:

Amid GOP Pressure, Texas High Court to Hear Challenge to Spousal Benefits

The Texas Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a case challenging some of the rights gained with marriage equality.
The case involves whether the city of Houston is obligated to provide benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees, The Dallas Morning News reports. In September the high court had declined to hear the case, but justices reversed that decision amid pressure from top Republican state officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Then we have this out of Arkansas.

Seriously, Arkansas? Even Trump Knows Same-Sex Marriage Is Done Deal
Guys, you aren’t actually going to even believe this. There are still people trying to get rid of same-sex marriage. If you’re all, “didn’t we already fight about this a long time ago?” you’d be right. Except that news apparently hasn’t hit Arkansas just yet. One of its esteemed legislators just filed a Senate Joint Resolution requesting the United States Congress to start working on a Constitutional Amendment defining marriage as the “union of one man and one woman.” How positively late-90s of him.

Yes, it is unlikely to go anywhere, and even congressional Republicans know that it is unpopular and a colossal waste of time. However, the point is, as I have said, that there has been a flurry of this type of activity since the election. Does anyone deny the obvious connection given that fact that no such attempts to roll back marriage equality in the 18 months or so since the Obergefell ruling were introduced until now.??

Marriage equality ?

Does that mean the government is going to pay to have our wives all look like Ivanka Trump (gotta admit she is good looking) ?

Or that short guys will get stretched so they are as tall as the big guys ?

What does marriage equality mean ?

 

[Rob37]

Gays can end all the animosity against them by leaving people alone. Just stop trying to force others into your lifestyle. Let them make up their own minds. If they won't, stop harassing others they deserve to be the next Matthew Shepherd

Tipsy, you are fucking Awesome! But I got to tell you, I am 46 years old and I have never been "pulled" into gay sex. Not even close. LOL!

Give it time. You're still young. LOL


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Maybe so. Who knows?

 

[EvilCat Breath]

I voted for Trump and I am offended that you are using hate speech directed at my president and at me.

Get it through YOUR thick head: You don't get to bully people by labeling them racist, bigots, or whatever other epithet your puny brain can conjure.

I told you troll, get out of my face. Telling the truth is not hate speech.

. Trump supporters are not racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists, or whatever else you deem fit to call them.

Some are racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists and other things.

Most probably aren't.

But you certainly can't deny that some are.

Not if you ever read any post by Steve McGarret here at USMB.

Sure, some are. And some Dems are dangerous too. I get that.

They don't. They have taken them from someone else.

Well if women opted for abortions instead of carrying for full term only to give their babies up for adoption, there would be no babies for gays to take.

Most gays pay someone, a surrogate to have children from them. They are trying to create chimera children too. Little monsters to satisfy themselves as they hump those kids as soon as they get big enough.

There are more religious Christians humping little kids than there are gays doing that. Perhaps we should ban Christianity too then, huh?

No one wants to ban gays. Just their power to drag the unwilling into their personal sex lives.

How many times have you been dragged into having gay sex?

You realize at a certain point if you aren't saying no, that speaks for itself.

I can't have gay sex. I don't want to be involved in the personal lives of gays. I don't want to go to weddings, go to homes, have them inflict their children on any child I'm responsible for.

Unfortunately there are people that gays can browbeat. That should stop. Let them stay with their friendlies. Why bother others.

 

[Rob37]

I told you troll, get out of my face. Telling the truth is not hate speech.

. Trump supporters are not racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists, or whatever else you deem fit to call them.

Some are racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists and other things.

Most probably aren't.

But you certainly can't deny that some are.

Not if you ever read any post by Steve McGarret here at USMB.

Sure, some are. And some Dems are dangerous too. I get that.

Well if women opted for abortions instead of carrying for full term only to give their babies up for adoption, there would be no babies for gays to take.

Most gays pay someone, a surrogate to have children from them. They are trying to create chimera children too. Little monsters to satisfy themselves as they hump those kids as soon as they get big enough.

There are more religious Christians humping little kids than there are gays doing that. Perhaps we should ban Christianity too then, huh?

No one wants to ban gays. Just their power to drag the unwilling into their personal sex lives.

How many times have you been dragged into having gay sex?

You realize at a certain point if you aren't saying no, that speaks for itself.

I can't have gay sex. I don't want to be involved in the personal lives of gays. I don't want to go to weddings, go to homes, have them inflict their children on any child I'm responsible for.

Unfortunately there are people that gays can browbeat. That should stop. Let them stay with their friendlies. Why bother others.

It's all the same if you close your eyes.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

While Trump himself has been pretty quiet on the subject of same sex marriage and LGBT rights in general, we know that he has surrounded himself with some of the most opprobrious bigots - both religious and those that are just far right-or alt right -ideologues and hate mongers.

There was the recent report - a resulted from a leak from the White House- that an executive order was being drafted to overturn Obamas EO prohibiting discrimination against Federal LGBT employees and contractors. If put in front of Trump, the lazy and incurious plutocrat might have mindlessly signed it. Fortunately, Jerod and Ivanka Kushner- two of the few rational and decent people on his inner circle interceded and it was quashed.

Nevertheless, the knowledge of the anti gay forces lurking in the White House, have , apparently ,emboldened ideological bigots and religious zealots across the country to take new aim at marriage equality.

There are at least three attempts in progress to do so. All have been launched since the election, and I can't help but to believe that they have been inspired and encouraged by the reactionary forces that have gained power and influence recently. No doubt that the prospect of tipping the balance of the Supreme Court is also a factor. Consider:

Tennessee Bill Would Undo Marriage Equality
A bill making its way through the Tennessee state legislature aims to roll back marriage equality in the Volunteer State. But LGBT advocates say the legislation is an unconstitutional attempt to overrule the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tennessee Republican Rep. Mark Pody, who claims God has called him to stop same-sex marriages, introduced House Bill 1412, the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act, last September. At the same time, Sen. Mae Beavers, also a Republican, introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

This is really stupid and unconstitutional is light of the Obergefell ruling. What are these people thinking and do they not have anything better to do? Are there not some actual problems to address that they will spent time, money and energy on this??

As written, the bill seeks to declare it "the policy of Tennessee to defend natural marriage between one man and one woman regardless of any court decision to the contrary." It requires state officials, including the attorney general, to "defend any state or local government official from any lawsuit" arising from an official's refusal to marry a same-sex couple. The bill also seeks to prevent state and local agencies from implementing any punishment for those violating the Supreme Court's June 2015 ruling that mandated legal marriage equality nationwide.

They cannot possibly get away with this unless they can get Obergefell and Windsor overturned, and that is not happening. Similarly, the City of Houston is trying to undermine the right of same sex partners of city employees to recieve spousal benefits, also in violation of Obergefell:

Amid GOP Pressure, Texas High Court to Hear Challenge to Spousal Benefits

The Texas Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a case challenging some of the rights gained with marriage equality.
The case involves whether the city of Houston is obligated to provide benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees, The Dallas Morning News reports. In September the high court had declined to hear the case, but justices reversed that decision amid pressure from top Republican state officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Then we have this out of Arkansas.

Seriously, Arkansas? Even Trump Knows Same-Sex Marriage Is Done Deal
Guys, you aren’t actually going to even believe this. There are still people trying to get rid of same-sex marriage. If you’re all, “didn’t we already fight about this a long time ago?” you’d be right. Except that news apparently hasn’t hit Arkansas just yet. One of its esteemed legislators just filed a Senate Joint Resolution requesting the United States Congress to start working on a Constitutional Amendment defining marriage as the “union of one man and one woman.” How positively late-90s of him.

Yes, it is unlikely to go anywhere, and even congressional Republicans know that it is unpopular and a colossal waste of time. However, the point is, as I have said, that there has been a flurry of this type of activity since the election. Does anyone deny the obvious connection given that fact that no such attempts to roll back marriage equality in the 18 months or so since the Obergefell ruling were introduced until now.??

Marriage equality ?

Does that mean the government is going to pay to have our wives all look like Ivanka Trump (gotta admit she is good looking) ?

Or that short guys will get stretched so they are as tall as the big guys ?

What does marriage equality mean ?

Everyone is equally entitled to be married. If you can't find someone to marry, the government will have to order someone to marry you.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

. Trump supporters are not racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists, or whatever else you deem fit to call them.

Some are racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists and other things.

Most probably aren't.

But you certainly can't deny that some are.

Not if you ever read any post by Steve McGarret here at USMB.

Sure, some are. And some Dems are dangerous too. I get that.

Most gays pay someone, a surrogate to have children from them. They are trying to create chimera children too. Little monsters to satisfy themselves as they hump those kids as soon as they get big enough.

There are more religious Christians humping little kids than there are gays doing that. Perhaps we should ban Christianity too then, huh?

No one wants to ban gays. Just their power to drag the unwilling into their personal sex lives.

How many times have you been dragged into having gay sex?

You realize at a certain point if you aren't saying no, that speaks for itself.

I can't have gay sex. I don't want to be involved in the personal lives of gays. I don't want to go to weddings, go to homes, have them inflict their children on any child I'm responsible for.

Unfortunately there are people that gays can browbeat. That should stop. Let them stay with their friendlies. Why bother others.

It's all the same if you close your eyes.

I don't like sex at all. Maybe if robots get that sophisticated I might change my mind.

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

While Trump himself has been pretty quiet on the subject of same sex marriage and LGBT rights in general, we know that he has surrounded himself with some of the most opprobrious bigots - both religious and those that are just far right-or alt right -ideologues and hate mongers.

There was the recent report - a resulted from a leak from the White House- that an executive order was being drafted to overturn Obamas EO prohibiting discrimination against Federal LGBT employees and contractors. If put in front of Trump, the lazy and incurious plutocrat might have mindlessly signed it. Fortunately, Jerod and Ivanka Kushner- two of the few rational and decent people on his inner circle interceded and it was quashed.

Nevertheless, the knowledge of the anti gay forces lurking in the White House, have , apparently ,emboldened ideological bigots and religious zealots across the country to take new aim at marriage equality.

There are at least three attempts in progress to do so. All have been launched since the election, and I can't help but to believe that they have been inspired and encouraged by the reactionary forces that have gained power and influence recently. No doubt that the prospect of tipping the balance of the Supreme Court is also a factor. Consider:

Tennessee Bill Would Undo Marriage Equality
A bill making its way through the Tennessee state legislature aims to roll back marriage equality in the Volunteer State. But LGBT advocates say the legislation is an unconstitutional attempt to overrule the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tennessee Republican Rep. Mark Pody, who claims God has called him to stop same-sex marriages, introduced House Bill 1412, the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act, last September. At the same time, Sen. Mae Beavers, also a Republican, introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

This is really stupid and unconstitutional is light of the Obergefell ruling. What are these people thinking and do they not have anything better to do? Are there not some actual problems to address that they will spent time, money and energy on this??

As written, the bill seeks to declare it "the policy of Tennessee to defend natural marriage between one man and one woman regardless of any court decision to the contrary." It requires state officials, including the attorney general, to "defend any state or local government official from any lawsuit" arising from an official's refusal to marry a same-sex couple. The bill also seeks to prevent state and local agencies from implementing any punishment for those violating the Supreme Court's June 2015 ruling that mandated legal marriage equality nationwide.

They cannot possibly get away with this unless they can get Obergefell and Windsor overturned, and that is not happening. Similarly, the City of Houston is trying to undermine the right of same sex partners of city employees to recieve spousal benefits, also in violation of Obergefell:

Amid GOP Pressure, Texas High Court to Hear Challenge to Spousal Benefits

The Texas Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a case challenging some of the rights gained with marriage equality.
The case involves whether the city of Houston is obligated to provide benefits to same-sex spouses of city employees, The Dallas Morning News reports. In September the high court had declined to hear the case, but justices reversed that decision amid pressure from top Republican state officials, including Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Then we have this out of Arkansas.

Seriously, Arkansas? Even Trump Knows Same-Sex Marriage Is Done Deal
Guys, you aren’t actually going to even believe this. There are still people trying to get rid of same-sex marriage. If you’re all, “didn’t we already fight about this a long time ago?” you’d be right. Except that news apparently hasn’t hit Arkansas just yet. One of its esteemed legislators just filed a Senate Joint Resolution requesting the United States Congress to start working on a Constitutional Amendment defining marriage as the “union of one man and one woman.” How positively late-90s of him.

Yes, it is unlikely to go anywhere, and even congressional Republicans know that it is unpopular and a colossal waste of time. However, the point is, as I have said, that there has been a flurry of this type of activity since the election. Does anyone deny the obvious connection given that fact that no such attempts to roll back marriage equality in the 18 months or so since the Obergefell ruling were introduced until now.??

Marriage equality ?

Does that mean the government is going to pay to have our wives all look like Ivanka Trump (gotta admit she is good looking) ?

Or that short guys will get stretched so they are as tall as the big guys ?

What does marriage equality mean ?

You know damned well what it means. Why are you going out of your way to convince people that you're stupid?

 

[TheProgressivePatriot]

Some are racists, homophobes, bigots, nativists and other things.

Most probably aren't.

But you certainly can't deny that some are.

Not if you ever read any post by Steve McGarret here at USMB.

Sure, some are. And some Dems are dangerous too. I get that.

There are more religious Christians humping little kids than there are gays doing that. Perhaps we should ban Christianity too then, huh?

No one wants to ban gays. Just their power to drag the unwilling into their personal sex lives.

How many times have you been dragged into having gay sex?

You realize at a certain point if you aren't saying no, that speaks for itself.

I can't have gay sex. I don't want to be involved in the personal lives of gays. I don't want to go to weddings, go to homes, have them inflict their children on any child I'm responsible for.

Unfortunately there are people that gays can browbeat. That should stop. Let them stay with their friendlies. Why bother others.

It's all the same if you close your eyes.

I don't like sex at all. Maybe if robots get that sophisticated I might change my mind.

Oh wow, so that's your problem!!