A vote for a Republican is a vote for marriage equality in America. So. Okay. Let me explain.
The UK is never a very good example to compare against the US for domestic policy. But on this it's close enough, so why the hell not! Even if they lack a two-party system, this is generally a yes/no issue so they still break down into two camps, if not parties. And frankly, with 90% or more of Congressional Republicans officially against marriage equality, while the Democrats are almost exactly the opposite, I think it is more than fair to separate our parties just as neatly.
(Everyone who disagrees can tell me if when 90% of a country's population has declared war against you, would you consider it a partially-peaceful country simply for the sake of the 10%? I would assume not, so don't pretend there are a "variety of opinions" inside the GOP. There is a Republican party consensus, and then there is a fringe, nothing more. And if the last few years are any indication, not even a growing fringe.)
So. The UK has two camps, we have two camps. See, neat. What happened in the UK? They had laws criminalizing homosexuality in some form on the books until late in the 20th century. Familiar? In 2004, they passed nation-wide Civil Unions legislation and then, in the space of a few short years, marriage equality. As one of my faves, Keith Olbermann (KO), says "what in the WILD, WILD world of sports is goin' on here?!" I say it not only because of the speed of progress compared to our own but also because this is a supremely counter-intuitive sequence of events.
