Anti-gay activists crying ‘bully’

[WillParkinson]

Anti-gay activists crying ‘bully’
By The Associated Press
06.14.2011 1:00pm EDT

(New York) As the gay-rights movement advances, there’s increasing evidence of an intriguing role reversal: Today, it’s the conservative opponents of that movement who seem eager to depict themselves as victims of intolerance.

To them, the gay-rights lobby has morphed into a relentless bully – pressuring companies and law firms into policy reversals, making it taboo in some circumstances to express opposition to same-sex marriage.

“They’re advocating for a lot of changes in the name of tolerance,” said Jim Campbell, an attorney with the conservative Alliance Defense Fund. “Yet ironically the tolerance is not returned, for people of faith who don’t agree with their agenda.”

Many gay activists, recalling their movement’s past struggles and mindful of remaining bias, consider such protestations by their foes to be hollow and hypocritical.

http://www.365gay.com/news/anti-gay-activists-crying-bully/

[bluestateguy]

1. I am 100% intolerant of the intolerant

That's not a label I run away from. I make it a point to not associate with anti-gay people.

[RKP5637]

2. Gee, they aren't allowing the typical asinine bigots to be hateful. Poor poor bigots and

mongers of hatred.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Like the Protestant Christian majority complaining of being victimized

in matters of mixing church and state. Whenever the argument is made for a religiously neutral public forum, they claim persecution based on their religion.

[yardwork]

4. This is happening right here on DU.

[thanks_imjustlurking]

6. Is and has been.

:hi:

[Heidi]

7. Ain't that the truth.

Poor things. Pokin' the abused dog through the fence, then runnin' off whinin' that they've been dogpiled or mauled. It just happened in another GLBT thread a few minutes ago. :eyes:

[Call Me Wesley]

8. Agreed.

If that sort of sh*t would have been even considered during the Civil Rights Movement, we still would have separate drinking fountains. Or just one, you know, for the right people ... The others would have to wait until some dam broke or something like that.

I just can't believe it.

[nykym]

5. When you can't win on the

merits of your argument - whine!