[quote=JeffLV;495095]If there is no reason to change it, then the choice/disposition to be as such should be protected under the freedom to privacy[quote] it already is. you have th right to be gay. you have th right to change. those are your rights and you can chose whichever one you want.
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The difference is abuse. most of these actions are considered abusive which our society does regocnise as needing protection against.
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what about incest of legal age? or polygamy? how about if its a 16 year old that concents to marry her uncle and the parents approve? what if there is no abuse and its true love? are you in favor of that?
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There is no difference in the argument for why straight people are being allowed to marry and why gay people should.
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gay people are being allowed to marry too.
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So unless you can establish a credable difference, the argument for straight marriage is just as likely a premise for incest, underage marriage, beastiality, etc.
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im not aguing "straight marriage".. everyone is allowed to marry.. there is no such thing as straight marriage. its called marriage.
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So tell me, why are straight people given legal rights in our society, and why are those protections not given to those of incest, underage marriage, beastiality, etc?
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again..... everyone is given legal rights to marry. what youre asking me to explain is not the point that i made.
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And be sure your argument doesnt also establish that gay people should be allowed the rights as well since that would defeat the whole purpose of your argument.
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thats not my argument.. i was asking you to tell me the difference, which you still havent done.
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Since you seem inclined to make me go down a slippery slope argument with incest, etc, let me make you go down your own:
"Everyone has the right to get married, two blacks, two whites. there is no discrimination"
So why was it wrong that we had legal restrictions on blacks marrying whites, but not for men to marry men and women to marry women?
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how are we restricting those rights? are we locking up gays? are we forcing them to do things they dont want to do? are we telling them who to marry? no. those are all thier own decisions. as for blacks, i dont know that part of history, nor do i wish to debate it since i dont take issue with it either way.
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they do.. everyone is protected by the government
vegans can eat too (as the vegan looks at his options, eggs, lamb chops, steak or veil
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that has nothing to do with marriage.. lets stay on subject...