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Quote by: Dirty Name Incorrect.

Don't make me go back and find the entry stating you work(ed) for a conservative organization that used the information you obtained in this forum to provide talking points about the issue of same-sex marriage. I didn't dream this up, you know. Just fess up to your true purpose for utilizing this forum.

Quote by: Dirty Name The assertions are mine.

But do you actually subscribe to them outside of your employers need for you to formulate them as part of your job?

Quote by: Dirty Name Such as the fact that they don't experience pregnancy and childbirth within their relationship - a glaring inequality.

Now's not the time to divert from your usual diatribe. You mean unplanned pregnancy and childbirth. There are many, many gayfolk that experience planned pregnancy and childbirth within their relationship.

Quote by: Dirty Name I would argue that there are no gaps at all, but, like you, I too am here to demonstrate to the newbies the flaws in the "homosexuality is immoral vs. shut up, you religous bigot, we want free money" debate.

Uh huh. :rolleyes:

Quote by: Dirty Name The bottom line is that there is no compelling interest for the government to encourage a child-rearing environment that requires a third party. In the event a lesbian intentionally impregnates herself, she has made a willful decision to purposefully deprive her child of the opportunity to be raised by the child's biological father.

Not always. The child's biological father is often granted rights, too, including the right of guardianship if something happens. You really are misinformed about the details.

Quote by: Dirty Name While there are examples of well-adjusted children raised intentionally without a biological father, and while people are certainly free to do so, there is no compelling reason to encourage and empower lesbians to engage in such behavior.

Nor is there any compelling reason to deny such engagement. You're way out of your league here.

Quote by: Dirty Name I challenge any of you people to explain how the public interest is served by encouraging such behavior.

That's simple. Children raised in a loving home often turn out to be model citizens. And in the case of gay households, kids tend not to be indoctrinated into parental prejudices that children from hetero households often receive.