I'm so tired of seeing that Romney's behavior was acceptable back then.

[Hissyspit]

42. Orson Scott Card, Idiot and Bigot:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/orson-scott-card-gay-marriage-amendment-one_n_1478936.html

Orson Scott Card Slams Gay Marriage, Supports North Carolina's Amendment One In Op-Ed

Posted: 05/04/2012 4:09 pm Updated: 05/04/2012 4:27 pm

Another high-profile voice has joined the chorus of those speaking out in favor of North Carolina's Amendment One.

Orson Scott Card, best-selling author of the award-winning novel "Ender's Game," spoke of his opposition to legalizing same-sex marriage in an seething Op-Ed for Greensboro's The Rhinoceros Times. Published May 3, Card's column -- titled "What Right Is Really At Stake?" -- suggests that same-sex marriage is actually about "giving the left the power to force anti-religious values on our children" rather than extending basic civil rights measures to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) couples.

Card writes:

There's no need to legalize gay marriage. I have plenty of gay friends who are committed couples; some of them call themselves married, some don't, but their friends treat them as married. Anybody who doesn't like it just doesn't hang out with them.
It's just like heterosexual couples who are living together without marriage. Their friends still treat them like married couples, inviting them places together; they're a social unit. Those who strongly disapprove leave them alone.

Card, who has spoken out against LGBT rights previously, continues with more questionable claims:

There are no laws left standing that discriminate against gay couples. They can visit each other in the hospital. They can benefit from each other's insurance.

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