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Thread #115854   Message #2546388
Posted By: Amos
22-Jan-09 - 04:36 PM
Thread Name: BS: Californians Oppose 'Prop 8' Gay Marriage Ban
Subject: RE: BS: Californians Oppose 'Prop 8' Gay Marriage Ban
It doesn't matter whether it is "curable", a "choice of lifestyle", a "genetic phenomenon", a "curse from God", or the will of ALlah.

We are not talking about remediating homosexuality. We are talking about whether or not sexual orientation--no matter WHERE it comes from--should be sufficient grounds for bounding a set of civil rights.

ANd the answer is no. Sexual orientation, no matter WHERE it comes from, should not be grounds for denying civil rights to a class of people, which is what Proposition 8 proposes. If it is simply trying to protect the ecumenical use of the word "marriage", then it has no business in law.


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