Echoing the hackneyed “states’ rights” mantra that has so often been trotted out to defend the indefensible, Sen. McCain today declared war on tens of thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands) of families across the nation. After he expressed an unequivocal blanket opposition to adoption by same-sex couples, his campaign today issued a “correction.” He assured lesbian and gay Americans that he does not currently plan to strip them of their rights to become adoptive parents, nor does he currently plan to keep children from being adopted by loving parents.
No, he will leave that to the states.
In communities in every part of the nation, more and more Americans are realizing that their lesbian and gay family members, friends, and neighbors are not some frightening “other” that must be kept out of mainstream society.
Unfortunately, rather than appealing to the majority of Americans who are increasingly turning their back on discrimination, John McCain has decided to appeal to the extreme right-wing dead-enders who are fighting to keep society closed to those they dislike.
McCain’s supporters call him brave. Would he dare walk into a room filled with children and teenagers with their same-sex parents and tell them to their face that their families are second-rate?
I’m not holding my breath.
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