Opponents of gay marriage are gaining ground in Maine thanks to ads stating that gays are threatening the poor, defenseless children. It's a tactic that worked in California and I fear will work in Maine. Never mind the immense lack of logic behind it: there's no measure to teach kids about homosexuality in the schools. It's the evil gays coming to eat the kids like Hansel & Gretel. As if simply knowing about homosexuality will convert them all. Silly Christians, tricks are for kids.
More to the point of irony, most of the Maine kids probably already know about homosexuality because of the Maine vote. In fact, if the anti-gays didn't make such a fuss, it's possible that gay marriage, most likely not even 5% of all Maine marriages, would've slipped underneath a pre-schooler's radar.
Now the question remains how to fight back against these illogical, irrational fear tactics. I wish I knew. I don't understand people who are more afraid of homosexuals than they are of terrorists. To me, they resemble Henny Penny: the sky is falling! the sky is falling! And we all know how terribly bright chickens are...
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