Equality Matters has the full story, but this is just brilliant!
On the April 16 edition of KCTS 9’s new show, Public Affairs with C.R. Douglas, the program spotlighted Washington state’s recent decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Panelists included Joseph Backholm – leader of the Protect Marriage Washington effort and president of the Family Policy Institute of Washington (FPIW) – and prominent gay activist Dan Savage.
While much of the episode followed the show’s signature use of the Socratic Method, the debate became more confrontational after Backholm began discussing same-sex parenting:
Conservatives never allow little things like TRUTH and FACTS to get in the way of their stupid assertions. Gay parenting is not the issue. Ignorance and bigotry is the issue.