What exactly is it about
same-sex marriage that threatens a straight marriage? How specifically does
your gay neighbor’s marriage negatively impact your straight neighbor’s
marriage? Won’t allowing gay people to marry increase the stability of society overall?
Are loving gay relationships really more threatening to the stability of
families than war, economic inequality, lack of educational opportunity, and
environmental degradation? Is acceptance of gay relationships harming American
society more than crime, unemployment, racism, public health crises, growing economic
disparity, or worsening political gridlock? Can you cite any data that show a
direct link between acceptance of same-sex marriage and heterosexual couples
losing interest in marriage or having children? If gay marriage leads to the
unraveling of society, why are European nations that have embraced marriage
equality still prospering?
What exactly is a “traditional”
or “natural” family? Which tradition is it based on? Is it a one male-one
female marriage, or a male-female-female-…-female marriage traditionally
present in some religious societies? Are traditional societies that accepted
homosexuality in their culture wrong? What empirical evidence do you have that
gay and lesbian couples are, on average, worse parents than straight parents? Can
you cite any major peer-reviewed studies that support your position that
haven’t been discredited by the scientific community? Is it more important for
children to have two parents that fulfill specific gender roles or to have two loving
parents (regardless of gender) that bring important personality differences to
a family? Are families led by a single parent or by grandparents less than
ideal too?
If marriage is principally
for raising children, should older individuals or those who can’t have children
be allowed to marry? Should a heterosexual couple that isn’t interested in
having children be permitted to marry? Should a marriage just be dissolved once
all the children of the family have moved out of the household to live
independent lives? Don’t gay and lesbian marriages strengthen communities when
they adopt children that heterosexual parents chose not to raise? To reduce
foster care and strengthen communities, shouldn’t governments promote adoption
of children by all qualified couples, including gay couples? How are the
children of gay parents affected when their parents aren’t allowed to marry or
their parent’s relationships are attacked?
What data do you have to
show that LGBT people are not born exactly as they say they are? If sexual
orientation is a conscious choice, why do virtually all gay conversion
therapies fail to turn people straight? Would you, as a straight person, choose
to be gay for a week just to prove to us that sexuality is chosen? If there is
no genetic basis for sexuality at all, why are identical twins of gay men much
more likely to be gay themselves? If one or more biological factors ultimately cause
homosexuality, is it just or ethical to discriminate against an entire
community for something that is innate?
Do you believe that
religious freedom means freedom for all, including non-Christians and
non-believers? Do you want freedom to practice your religion in your own homes
or communities, or the special privilege of having your beliefs encoded in law?
If your conferences aim to strengthen families, why do speakers spend so much
time demonizing LGBT individuals and their families? Why are LGBT “activists”
viewed as the enemy of the family? Why do your conferences and events include
speakers that sometimes have very homophobic views? Why do attendees and
speakers at your events work to help foreign governments pass harmful anti-LGBT
legislation? Why does the WCF oppose hate crime legislation? Shouldn’t a just
and free society protect fellow LGBT citizens from harassment or discrimination
even if others don’t agree with them?
Are you willing to sit
with LGBT people and open your minds to their stories? Will you listen to
proponents of gay rights without labeling them “sexual deviants” or pedophiles?
Will you accept empirical research about sexual orientation and gay parenting
even if it contradicts your belief system? Do you have any LGBT people in your immediate
or extended families? Do you treat them and speak to them in a way than lets
them know how fabulous and valuable they are?
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