I'd work for someone who voted to raise my taxes. That is years of my life's work redirected to causes I don't agree with. Worse than someone being against me getting married. If I could swap marriage rights for lower taxes, I wouldn't be married. It is more symbolic these days than practical.
I think the gays can cop it.
> you are gay, or your sibling is gay, or your best friend is gay
Possibly this is a case of poor phrase choice. I mean "can cop it" in the Australian informal sense of "Accept or tolerate a disagreeable situation without complaint." as opposed to the surprisingly wide [0] range of other interpretations.
I think the gays can cop it.
> you are gay, or your sibling is gay, or your best friend is gay
At least one of those is true.