Reply #7: Do you ever get tired of defending political cowardice and unequal rights? [View All]

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This is a serious question. Human rights are one of those good guys/bad guys dichotomies that seldom come along in such stark terms. With human rights, you're really on the good side or the bad side.

One day people will look back at the laws discriminating against gay people and they'll try to explain to their grandchildren how such a situation was ever allowed. Do you want to be able to tell your grandkids that you stood up for what was right even when it wasn't necessarily popular or expedient, or are you going to have to mumble something about how everybody thought it was ok back then?