Gay Marriage / Gay Rights

[HairOfTheDog]

I didn't post that in order to imply I think they should be seen as a minority. I don't think they should. I see that, in a sense, as a cop out. I don't think they should go to extremes to set themselves apart, it seems kind of defeating to me.

There have been on-going efforts by some (not all) in the gay activist community to have the Civil Rights Act of 1962 amended to include homosexuals, thus leading the way to them being covered by EEOC affirmative action and other "protected minority" measures. This has been going on for a couple of decades. Nancy Pelosi was solicited by a group of gay activists to help promote this cause a couple of years back; I don't think she pushed it. So far, the courts have not considered amending the Civil Rights Act to include homosexuals, to the best of my knowledge and research.

I agree with you and Dick on this one. While I fully support gay rights to marry and receive equal spousal benefits, I don't think anything to do with sexual activity should be included in such legislation, whether it be gay, straight, bi-sexual or anything else. JMO.

Note: These are the currently protected categories by the EEOC: race, color, religion, sex (meaning gender), national origin, disability, age.