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Originally Posted by timalkin
Men cannot marry men. Women cannot marry women.
There would be a valid constitutional issue if some men could marry men while other men could not marry men. The same goes for women. As it stands, all men and all women are treated equally because all men and women are allowed to marry someone of the opposite sex. This is very simple.
Everyone is being treated equally regardless of their sexual orientation. It appears as though you are claiming that sexual orientation has something to do with marriage, which it does not. Marriage is between a man and a woman - sexual orientation has nothing to do with marriage.
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Okay, this only works when you look only at gender/sex. This is a question of sexual orientation. In order for a heterosexual couple to marry each other in California, they simply have to go through the steps: get a license, a member of the clergy/justice of the peace, etc., etc. But in order for a homosexual couple to marry in California, they.... oh wait....they
can't marry each other.
In this issue, not all men and all women are being treated equally. Homosexual men and women are legally barred from marrying their partners. That is not equal treatment.
"You can marry....if you're not gay....or if you find someone straight enough to go along with you...."
How is that equal again?
And what you say about marriage being only between a man and a woman is a matter of opinion, apparently....which is part of the reason why we're here.
There are many perfectly married homosexual couples already.