2% represents the number getting married. If 3-8 are LGBT than less than 2% of the entire population would be getting married if allowed. Not a number I found in a text book, just a wild number I pulled out of the air.
. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That 2% figure (taken from the 2000 Census) has been shown to be much > in error, based on how the question was asked, the perceived lack of > anonymity and so on. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, which > used somewhat superior methodology, estimated three to eight percent > of both sexes. > > Still its not a matter of numbers its a matter of equal treatment > before the law, you know that pesky amendment to the constitution. > > so basically what you're saying is that since there are not so many > these people's basic civil rights and the 14th amendment don't apply > to them. What was that classic comment about the tyranny of the > majority? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:356883 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
