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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Anywho, marriage is not a "right" nor is it an act of God. It's a social construct created by society for society and thusly regulated by society. Denying gays and lesbians the right to marry is no different than banning persons from marrying on account of age, number of partners wanting to be wed to, consanguinity or even species. And, before someone says it, gay marriage is not equatable to interracial marriage. |
Woah, and gay marriage is not equatable to marrying children, multiple partners, or animals!
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Anti-miscegenation denied a specific group of men and woman (Blacks) a right afforded to another group of men and women (Whites).
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A specific group of men and women (homosexual) are being denied a right afforded to another group of men and women (heterosexual). But is this really about rights, or is this more about a social denial of a legitimate form of romantic relationship?
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Neither gays nor lesbians are being denied any "rights", as no man nor woman currently is allowed to marry about man or woman, respectively. If a certain group of gays and lesbians were allowed to marry yet another group of gays and lesbians weren't, you might have a case.
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You mean like the married gays and lesbians here in Canada, or Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa Etheridge, and others in the U.S.? (Oh, wait, Prop 8 might quash those marriages. So sad.)
The bottom line: this sends a message to homosexual couples that they aren't viewed as having a legitimate relationship. To many (of either sexual orientation), marriage is viewed as a way to make a family "official." Times change, and so does marriage. For example, it isn't as acceptable anymore to marry off one's 12-year-old daughter. Now that many people are willing to accept the "normalcy" of homosexual relationships, they too should be afforded the right to marry. To continue to deny this right (or privilege or whatever) is to continue to deny the very existence of homosexuality.