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This makes me so happy!
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To all the haters out there: Notice how worried Dale and Chris Hansen are about what will happen to their marriage if gay people get equal rights and treatment under the law.

God bless sensible people.

And, for you homophobes... if you honestly come to your self-righteous animus and condemnations of others because of the teachings of your church... you need a new church ASAP. Jesus hates hate-mongers, and no matter what your pastor is telling you, you'll be going to that other place.
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His beliefs are at once simple and profound. He recognizes that his personal discomfort is not grounds for discrimination. And that freedom means being able to make your own decisions, not decisions for others. I do believe America is coming around, but it is really nice to hear it forward so bluntly.

It's also a great example of why someone like Ellen being out can be transformative. Hearing her say "as a gay person" on a mid-morning show is fantastic.
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Nothing he says is paticularly remarkable. It's nothing different from what nearly every person under 50 in Seattle would say. So what makes it remarkable - and he acknowledges this with a bit of discomfort on Ellen - is that it is a fat, affluent, old, White man who lives in Texas and participates deeply in sports culture who is saying it.

Well. Who's discovering their belief of stereotypes now?
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You do realize that social sections, fields or cultures if you will have different rules to play by, what comes natural and is openly accepted to some are considered a faux pas by others?

That a straight white man, deeply participant in sports culture, from an area which is known to be rather conservative speaks up in support for LGBT people is rather great. It doesn't lessen the support by "every person under 50 in Seattle" - one doesn't exclude the other.

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