We have to overcome our fear of people who are different, and I think that would have implications on race, on sexual orientation, on immigration, on globalization. A lot of our fears are just based on people who are different than us, and rather than try to get beyond it, we just set up barriers. People should be voting on other things, not just simply this. In the short run, we do know that people are fired from their jobs, and have no protection, so we would like to see federal protection for gay people in the workplace, like we do for others. That may not be the best way to deal with job discrimination, but that's the way we as a country have decided to do it.
Hate crimes is another important issue.
But I think more fundamentally, it is important for employers to have a non-discrimination policy in the office. Sending a message that people are going to be judged on their merit is truly a Republican principle, actually. And it fits well with being opposed to quotas and so forth. So I think the Republican Party could do a better job of enunciating clearly, even if it's not through legislation, that it wouldn't discriminate. You sort of take control of your life.