It is unfair and unconstitutional to violate the rights of people who have sincerely held moral convictions that homosexual behavior is wrong. HB101 would undermine Illinois marriage law. The state should not promote public policy that is unhealthy and destructive. 3 HB101 overlooks the facts by declaring homosexuality as a civil right.
Homosexuals are the only group to claim minority status based on behavior.
In any campaign to win over the public, gays must be cast as victims in need of protection so that straights will be inclined by reflex to assume the role of protector . . . Our campaign should not demand direct support for homosexual practices, but should instead take anti-discrimination as its theme. From a 1987 article in the homosexual magazine, Guide , on the strategy that homosexuals should use to gain special protection. Yvette Schneider presentation at the American Psychological Association convention, August 7, 2000. 5. Working in partnership with Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council.