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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Gays are not specifically prohibited from marrying nor are they specifically targeted by any measure. Your problem is that you assume the latter two statements to be true whilst simultaneously ignoring the fact that there is no fundamental difference in limiting marriages based on the genders of the persons looking to be wed and limiting marriages based on age, consanguinity or even number of persons looking to be wed.
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You've said this before, and it's still wrong. Gays have insisted on being permitted to marry, and they have been denied.
Because they're gay. That is discriminatory.
The ONLY reason they aren't allowed to marry is because they're gay. They can't marry because they're gay. Gay couples cannot be married because they're the same sex. There is nothing else out of the ordinary. John and Tony cannot get married because they'd need to deny their sexuality and find women to do that. Beth and Tammy have the same problem, except they'd need to break up and find men.
How many other ways can I put this?
Leave minors, consanguinity, and polygamy out of this. Gays aren't going for any of those things any more or less than heterosexuals.
If a member of the clergy is willing to marry gays, what right does the state have in denying that?
Denying same-sex marriage in a way is a refusal to accept gays as "legitimate" couples. It sends a statement to all gay couples: You are not a real relationship.