Quote (Thor123422 @ Sep 22 2017 01:27pm)
When part of your identity is stigmatized it is forced on you by the stigmatization. Certain parts of the population, after they find out, can only see you as bad for having that identity.
It's the conservatives own fault for starting the culture war in the first place. If they had just gone along with gay rights from the start it would never have been such a big deal both on a personal and societal level.
Conservatives didn't start this. By the very definition of the word "conservative" they were just sticking to traditional understandings of marriage, sexuality, etc, the other side started this.
Don't have the appetite for this tangent but when you force people to call red blue & use various tactics & techniques to mold their thought into accepting your world view there will be friction.