Could there be a homosexual agenda to a domestic-violence proclamation?

“No. It’s a very tenuous connection to make. It’s myopic and misguided to make that kind of link to something as innocuous as a domestic-violence proclamation. I don’t buy it. It sounds foolish to me.”

“Gays wouldn’t hijack the proclamation to push their own agenda. That’s too paranoid. But they would support it, just like everyone else, because domestic abuse affects everyone. But there wouldn’t be an ulterior motive.”

“No. I’m not a conspiracy theorist by nature. To my knowledge, gays don’t have a secret agenda like that. That’s a stretch. One thing doesn’t have any bearing on the other.”

“Yes. A lot of people could legitimately see a proclamation that addresses same-sex domestic violence as another step on a slippery slope. It could bring a state one step closer to domestic-partnership rights — or same-sex marriage rights.”