I am a conservative who is in favor of equal rights for all committed couples and given my profession, I think I know some benefits of marriage that may not be readily apparent to all people. HOWEVER, I do not understand why gay rights seem to be "the" issue with so many people who are gay. Maybe I cannot understand, since I am not gay. Things like National Security and the economy are pretty high up on my list and impact us all regardless of sexual preference. It almost feels like one more divider. Our president's on going class and racial warfare, the liberal media bias, and the ignorance of the Occupy movement, ETC. are just really adding up and creating an atmosphere of us vs. them (whoever us / them may be depends on who you ask) and that was not the case a few years ago. I think race, sexual and class relations have had a huge setback in recent years.
