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In reply to the discussion: A message to anyone who doesn't support gay marriage. [View all]abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)In my experience as a woman working in what was once a heavily male dominated field working for a someone over 55 generally means having to work extra hard to prove myself to get past their preconceived notions. Working for a someone younger than that has never been as difficult. Does that mean there aren't young people who are sexists? No, but there are less of them. Gay marriage is similar. Years from now we will look back and talk about how shameful it was that there was anyone opposing it at all.
Right now extremists on the right are working hard to un do all that was gained during the civil rights movement. They are attacking affirmative action, women's right to choose and access to healthcare and actively seeking to deny rights to people based on their sexual orientation. Together we outnumber the bigots in overwhelming numbers.