Never take your rights for granted. In times of tumult there are always scapegoats. In the 21st century we will likely face a series economic, environmental and population crises. Any delusional belief that a certain kind of person, by their nature alone, is causing harm to the "foundation" of a culture (e.g. the family) cannot be tolerated. Something is not a fact because you assert that it is, yet we allow people to make these assertions based on their personal beliefs in ancient religions. When these sorts of campaigns are brought to the political realm, they serve as distractions to the root of real problems in society - none of which have anything to do with who your neighbor sleeps with.
The rights of personal beliefs cannot supersede human rights - as it stands this most frequently means the rights of women, gays and minorities. Below you can watch the madness in this kind of assertion, as Rachel Maddow interviews Ugandan member of Parliament David Bahati. He came to the US to promote a bill that would punish homosexuality with life imprisonment or execution. You better believe there are numerous North Americans who feel the same way as this man - it's easy enough to find them, but I won't privilege them with a link here.
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