nAsk homophobes why gays and lesbians should not have equal rights, and they are likely to give you any number of reasons, including: n
• Gays are a threat to traditional marriage.
n• Gays already have equal rights, and are only seeking special treatment.
n• Gays represent society’s moral decline.
n• Same-sex marriages don’t produce children. (Shh! Don’t tell them about adoption or in vitro.)
nIndeed, a homophobe will tell you just about anything but the truth, which is:
n• I just don’t like gay people.
n• A hatred of gays is the organizing principle upon which my value system is based.
n• There’s no such thing as homophobia, you gay-loving pervert.
nKudos, then, to Valerie Mills of Bountiful who, during an interim session of the Legislature last week, proposed a new addition to the shopworn litany for those who suffer from the phobia that dare not speak its name.
n• Anxiety over the marriage-rights issue causes obesity in children.
nThere you have it! Gay marriages may not make children—but, apparently, they make children fat.
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