Microsoft calls for same-sex marriage in Washington State

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(CBS) - Microsoft announced today that it supports legislation in Washington State that would legalize same-sex marriage.

Five other companies stand with Microsoft in backing Senate Bill 6239 and House Bill 2516 - Concur, Group Health, Nike, RealNetworks and Vulcan Inc.

Full coverage of Microsoft at Tech Talk

Microsoft wrote a short letter to Governor Chris Gregoire in support of both bills.

"We write you today to show the support of our respective companies for SB 6239 and HB 2516 recognizing marriage equality for same-sex couples."

If enacted, the bills will change the language in the current laws to become gender-neural.

"As other states recognize marriage equality, Washington's employers are at a disadvantage if we cannot offer a similar, inclusive environment to our talented employees, our top recruits and their families," said Brad Smith, Microsoft executive vice president of legal and corporate affairs. "Employers in the technology sector face an unprecedented national and global competition for top talent."

New York is the most recent - and largest - state to join the club. According to CNN, "some estimate nearly $400 million in revenues for the state over the next three years."

"Like the New York bill, we believe Washington's legislation should be passed into law. It will make our state and our economy stronger," Smith said.

There are currently six U.S. states that have legalized gay marriage - Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.

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BOTTOM LINE ON GAY RIGHTS

The debate and study on homosexuality as a disease is for all practical purposes a resolved one. It is obvious that there is a cause for the existence of homosexuality, and that it must be one of two options. They are born gay or they learn to be gay after birth. The latter theory was created by Freudian era soft science and insinuated that because homosexuality was a learned behavior then it is also a mental defect. Many people refused to accept gays as mentally defective because of evidence proving they are capable of working and living in peace and harmony within society. We are left with only the theory that homosexuality is a birth defect.

Since 1973 when the scientific community removed homosexuality from the list of mental diseases there has been a great deal of new research on the subject. The two most important studies are in genetics and prenatal hormones. It appears that many people agree with the theory that a prenatal hormone deficiency or unbalance is the reason we are born male or female and if the defect is not as pronounced then it only alters gender identity.

However there is another way to address this subject that is perhaps a simple answer to the problem. By taking this subject to the next level of recognizing it as a birth disorder then we can also suggest a treatment and cure. When we do that then the next question would logically be, "how many parents would submit their unborn fetus to a therapy if it was considered reliable and safe to administer"? In return the family would have a healthy normal heterosexual child and not be burdened with homosexuality in the family.

Of course the answer isn't available because we don't have such a cure yet and I have yet to see any survey and polls on the subject. I have seen in our health food stores and even in grocery and pharmacies in America a new supplement that advertises as a prenatal support. Are we already seeing Americas answer to the question? Educated young couples versed in rudimentary science are already taking precautions so that their child will not be born homosexual. If so then there is only one question remaining.
Our third option which isn't really an option but more or less an addendum is the belief that homosexuals are born gay and then they learn to be gayer. This option takes us back to the question on how many parents would cure their child's homosexuality if they could. We already know there is a culture shrouding the gay community and gay pride stands as a pillar and foundation that is pushing gay rights into the mainstream. I have already heard in blog sites the voice of dissent on gay cures.
Some homosexuals would refuse any cure for themselves and that leaves the problem of them having new born and even adopted children. Personally I would view it as a crime for a parent to refuse the cure for an infant and knowing full well that the treatment is 100% safe and reliable. The bottom line is we can't allow homosexual rights to go beyond the basic necessities of being able to live and work in peace and harmony. We are at the door of proof that will declare homosexuality a disease again. As with all diseases we seek the cure and we may see very soon the result of prenatal nutritional supplementation. Homosexuality as a birth defect may be one of the easiest diseases to cure but the social disease and culture that has developed after birth may prove to be the real challenge, at least until the next generation matures. Homosexuality as a culture must be aborted!

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I really wish big business would stay out of politics. Oh, this is the U.S.A. never mind. Politics = Big Business.