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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Wrong. They're arbitrary laws with arbitrary numbers. The rationale for having such restrictions are that people under said ages aren't mature enough to make responsible choices. That entire premise is false, but I'm not going to go off on a wild tangent. You want to scream discrimination based on sexual orientation? There's mild discrimination against people of age, mental prowess, national origin etc. Point being, all groups aren't treated equally. Therefore, before you pull the "We're not being treated equally!" card, you might want to rethink that stance.
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So you're okay with prejudice, then? NCB argues that gays already have equal rights. You seem to be saying that they don't, but that's okay, because minors can't drink and felons can't vote.
Here's one difference: being a minor is temporary and being a felon is a matter of choice. Being gay isn't temporary and isn't a matter of choice. It's much more like my earlier analogy--we build special accessibility into our public buildings for handicapped people, whose situation isn't temporary (or, at least, not short-term) and generally isn't voluntary. Should we destroy all wheelchair ramps?
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Originally Posted by Infinte_Loser
Now, if you would, show me an argument that doesn't boil down to "They have, so why not me?", which is fundamentally flawed.
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I decline, in as much as that's not what my argument boils down to, and even if it did, I'm not convinced it's fundamentally flawed, if you actually compare apples and apples.