Does being adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage make someone a bigot?

[qwlauren35]

98. Unforgiving of others.

I know this about myself.

My sister's stepson's husband walked down the aisle as one of the groomsmen in my niece's wedding. My sister doesn't "hate" him. But she doesn't think he should have children. Since I have a similar bias about single parents, I decided not to argue about it. I don't like arguing with my sister.

I have always been comfortable calling my mom homophobic, and I think I've called her homophobic to her face. But there's just something really ugly about "bigot", so I can't use that word toward her.

I think the bottom line is that I think of a bigot as violently and vehemently opposed. The kind who would start a conversation with "those fuckin' XXXX's" (gays, blacks, Jews, etc.). The kind who would cheer when Matthew Sharpe got dragged by a truck or when Walter Scott got shot in the back.

I think if you look at my posts, you will not see the word "bigot". Guess I just learned something about myself.