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Originally Posted by alansmithee
I didn't notice it at first, but I can see where it looks odd. My point was that there is only "marriage". Not "gay marriage" "student marriage" "athlete marriage" or any other way you want to categorize it. If you argue for "gay marriage", you argue for some special status for those who practice homosexuality. You elevate their behavior above that of others.
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False.
There is "heterosexual marriage". Heterosexual being a man and a woman. It's in DOMA.
Therefore, "homosexual marriage" is not an elevation above "marriage", because "marriage" is presently defined as heterosexual.