So, the LDS Church is a "front group" for NOM? Got evidence? Seriously, do you just like to blindly throw out accusations, or what? Oh yeah, … queerty.com. Never mind.

Good lord, what are you on? They take positions on everything. The state of Utah is an apparatus to serve the interests of the LDS. Which is why I can't wait for the non-Mormon population to grow to the point where they're a majority. Utah's such a beautiful state; it is a shame it is wasted on Mormons. If the politics of Salt Lake City are any indication, they're in for a rude awakening.

As for the nonsense about lawsuits against pastors, what are you smoking? An LDS pamphlet?

You want some of that shit? I sure don't, that's too whack for me.

What have you been smoking, and could you please share?

In Ocean City, New Jersey a local Methodist church who owned a beach pavilion, lost their tax exemptions due to discrimination. The facility was NOT a church but a PUBLIC space used for dances, concerts, craft fairs and many other NON-RELIGIOUS uses. The church chose to discriminate and lost its tax exemptions but ONLY on that PUBLIC building.

Half-Lying = Lying

Nice try NOM ;)

This is why they usually only let gay actors appear on television.

Please tell me somebody has remixed this with It's Raining Men!

I kept waiting for some cheesy Noah's Ark reference to show up with pairs of obviously heterosexual animals trying to escape the coming "storm" of equality. And for a final shot, those gay penguins from the China zoo being thrown overboard for sodomy…

Ten years ago it was 'no special rights for homosexuals'.

Five years ago it was 'no civil unions for the gays'.

Now they're saying that they just don't want US to interfere with THEM?

Why the fuck should we care what the dirty homophobes want now that they're on the run? They've rubbed our noses in the piss stain of their legal superiority for a generation and now I enjoy watching the stunned look of bewilderment wash over their normally smug faces as more and more people realize they've been lied to by these hate mongers.

I know that sounds harsh, and it is, but when you've seen loved ones die because these people didn't want us to have 'special rights' you get like that.

the biggest threat to the institution of marriage is NOT gay marriage, it's DIVORCE!

so many of our elected officials who oppose gay marriage have been married two or three times! they have mistresses! they have kids outside of their marriages! such moral hypocrites…

@osocubano: You didn't see the tiny disclaimer that said "Stories actors are telling based on real incidents."

"Some who advocate same-sex marriage want to take the issue far beyond same sex couples."
Does that mean they're okay with just marriage. If we promise to stop suing their churches, will they let us have marriage. Somehow I doubt that.

Seriously though, are American really going to buy this low-budget CGI lightning bit. "There's a storm gathering." Yawn. That said, there should be counter programming, not just in New England, but also in Iowa. This will come back up and this fight will very likely still be going on, even if it's pushed back to 2014. We can't rule out the possibility that the "surprise" victory in Vermont was due in part to the supreme court decision in Iowa. Every victory there (legislative, judicial, or popular) will give momentum to the movement.

They should have the guts to be honest and have them all say "I hate fags".

I wanted to reach through my monitor and smack the lot of them.

That being said, now I understand: What they want is direct democracy! For everything! All the time! No? Oh, just on gay rights. The legislature is fine for everything else, but you know….can't trust courts or elected officials with gays.

I don't need or want to "get married"

I need my boyfriend and I to have the same rights as a married couple, call it whatever you want.

I think we'll lose this fight because it has been decided somewhere along the way that it's MARRIAGE or nothing.