Steve Young's family up against Mormon church on Prop. 8

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

I was purposefully trying to avoid the "I'm not racist, I have black friends" kind of argument.

Since you asked, I had a friend in High School who was gay and I knew quite a few gay/lesbian folks while I was in the Navy, both service members and citizens of Iceland/Italy where I lived. I also currently work with a few people who are out, who knows how many that aren't. I would honestly classify them as working relationships and acquaintances more than close friends.

I thought it was worth asking simply to understand your point of view better. Now it makes a bit more sense.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I thought it was worth asking simply to understand your point of view better. Now it makes a bit more sense.

The real interesting question you should've asked is have I not had the chance to have any close friendships with gay individuals or have I made choices to specifically avoid that scenario. The answer is, I don't know. I get what you're saying, I've never had any true emotional/first hand investment in someone of this persuasion so how can I be sympathetic with their plight? It's not a question I haven't asked myself. But I still come back to my previously stated position.