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Quote by: ZNFYRH  That's sorta right, Fangrim.
The problem is that the law chooses to recognize marriage and give those who are married certain special legal considerations and benefits.
When homosexuals wanted to be married and claim those same benefits, laws were passed that denied them those benefits.
They are being denied the right to be married. They are being denied the recognition of their union based on nothing more than their sexual orientation.
The problem with this is that you can't deny someone employment if they are homosexual. There are many aspects of life where homosexuals, right along with women, Muslims, blacks, and the handicapped, are protected from exclusion. The idea is that those are things they can't help.
As long as people perceive homosexuality as a conscious choice, they won't truly see it as something that should be protected from exclusion. |
There is no right to be married.
There is a right to marry a person of the opposite sex.
That gays don't have the right to marry a person of the same sex isn't surprising, considering that neither do straights.
The right to marriage is most certainly not being denied on the basis of sexual preference; the employment analogy is misleading.