[Impy]

I don’t get the fixation on both sides with the “born that way” question. It’s a mental illness. Whether it’s congenital or not (and in a great many cases it appears to be so) is irrelevant as far as public policy should be concerned.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”I don’t get the fixation on both sides with the “born that way” question. It’s a mental illness. Whether it’s congenital or not (and in a great many cases it appears to be so) is irrelevant as far as public policy should be concerned.”

That's easy. Its the sea change in public opinion the past few years especially with those ~ 30 and younger.

Rubio is picking up on Ron Paul's strategy, to try to appeal to them. (as he did with illegals). Of course Rubio is not a libertarian, he is neo-con. But so is pro-gay Dick Cheney.

To answer otherwise is to ‘blame the victim’ and have a fire-storm of ridicule and attacks from the media.

If it were me I would turn the whole argument around and ask why we must grant civil rights to a new victim class who is/are defined solely by their claimed feelings, which is equivalent to civil rights for certain behaviors, ones that were always unacceptable.

[GOPsterinMA]

10-4!