a straight man's view on gay rights
Mar. 25th, 2010 01:37 amWriting little essays is kind of fun. Let's try another one.
The issue of marriage equality, and equal rights in general for people all sexual orientations, is very important to both![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
wintercreek and myself. However, even though we arrive at the same conclusions, I think we approach the topic from slightly different places. Understanding why people hold the opinions they do may be helpful for changing the minds of dissenters, so I think this phenomenon is worth investigating. If I may, I will caricature our two positions for the purpose of rhetoric; in reality, of course, there are multiple subtle factors influencing what we believe.
( The importance of apathy )
The issue of marriage equality, and equal rights in general for people all sexual orientations, is very important to both
wintercreek and myself. However, even though we arrive at the same conclusions, I think we approach the topic from slightly different places. Understanding why people hold the opinions they do may be helpful for changing the minds of dissenters, so I think this phenomenon is worth investigating. If I may, I will caricature our two positions for the purpose of rhetoric; in reality, of course, there are multiple subtle factors influencing what we believe.( The importance of apathy )