<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Gay As An Adjective, Never A&nbsp;Noun]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[
<p>Rob Tisinai <a href="http://wakingupnow.com/blog/no-homosexuals?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wakingupnow+%28wakingupnow.com%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">summarizes</a> the view of The Family Research Council et al:</p>
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<p>There’s no discrimination against homosexuals because there are no homosexuals. Just homosexual conduct. Homosexuality isn’t a state of being — it’s merely a set of actions&#8230;This thinking is important when it comes to the “immutability” argument in Constitutional law. Is homosexuality a choice? Our opponents answer by pointing out that the decision to engage in homosexual acts is a choice. People can stop being gay just by stopping themselves from having gay sex. That only makes sense, though, if homosexuality is nothing more than same-sex sex. Obviously, though, it’s a great deal more — I was gay before I ever had sex, I’m gay when I’m not having sex, I’m gay<em> right now</em> as I type this (and there’s no man in sight).</p>
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