the end of parenthood as we know. it to be clear, there are a lot of intolerant conservatives who don't want others to have the same rights as them, and last year, tennessee's bigoted republican governor signed legislation that affirmed adoption agencies that discriminated against lbgtq couples, will still get state funding. but fewer republicans seem to be embracing those moves. some have even expressed support for lbgtq individuals. "politico" noted this week that the rnc chair woman's celebration of pride month elicited almost no shock for outrage from republicans. again we don't overstate the case, but that is quite a progression from the 2004 presidential election when george w. bush campaigned on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. >> the union of a man and woman deserves an honored place in our society. i support the protection of marriage against activist