A New Level of Absurdity

I was perusing the Drudge Report today and came across the following article:

Calling in 'gay' to work is latest form of protest

Does anyone out there still not understand why the gay and lesbian community is not taken seriously? Let's break this down a little bit.

First, the protest is modeled after the work stoppages by supporters of illegal immigration we have seen over the past year. Am I missing something--I haven't heard anyone saying gays should be deported or should not be allowed to work. The article talks about doing this because gays are still not allowed to marry in some states. Last I checked, private employers cannot hand out marriage licenses. I'm simply at a loss for how skipping work has any relation to the cause.

Second, why do they think it is so important to demonstrate their spending power, and exactly how will skipping work bolster that point? The idea was dreamed up by some guy as a way to protest California's ban on gay marriages. Are they trying to say the prevention of gay marriages somehow discourages them from participating in the economy?

Finally, is anyone else disturbed by the fact that the gay teachers who are participating in this nonsense are going to use the day to "discuss ways to introduce gay issues to their students." I don't have any kids yet, but it's things like that that make me 99.999999999% certain my kid(s) will NEVER attend a public school.

Message to the gay and lesbian community...you're not helping yourself with stupid protests that make no sense in light of your cause. Next time, spend just a little bit of time thinking about what you want to accomplish and come up with an idea that makes the point. Geez!