Prop 8 witness says gay rights 2nd to het marriage - but says are valid reasons for gays to wed

[WillParkinson]

Afternoon update: Prop 8 witness says gay rights 2nd to het marriage
By The Associated Press
01.27.2010 1:42pm EST

(San Francisco) The founder of a family values think-tank testified Wednesday that the rights of same-sex couples should come second to preserving the cherished social institution of marriage.

David Blankenhorn, president of the New York-based Institute for American Values, said under cross-examination there are many valid reasons for allowing gays to wed, but the considerations are outweighed by the likely damage it would cause the already weakened state of heterosexual unions.

He acknowledged, however, that allowing gays to wed would have positive consequences for same-sex couples and society, such as scoring “a victory for the worthy ideas of tolerance and inclusion,” reducing anti-gay prejudice and hate crimes, and creating a higher standard of living for same-sex couples.

http://www.365gay.com/news/afternoon-update-prop-8-witness-says-gay-rights-2nd-to-het-marriage/

(Same old song. Same old dance.)

[donco6]

1. So because marriage is already weakened by straights getting divorced -

We need to keep gays from entering into marriages because that will further weaken marriage.

Hmm . . .

[Starry Messenger]

2. I've been reading about him all morning.

I need a shower now. He and his crew think a return to the Ozzie & Harriet model of the nuclear family will restore greatness to America. There are some icky racist undertones to his writings as well that attribute "urban culture" to fatherlessness. Basically if the "welfare queens" who birth all the babies and live on the gov't would get married and let the daddies take the jobs then we could eliminate the need for social programs. I still haven't figured out how fighting marriage equality enters into this bigoted world view, but I guess anything that threatens the patriarchy is seen as a mortal enemy.