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    To clarify, I think it true that gay couples should not get special privileges, protections and penalties that straight couples do not.

    Conversely, straight couples should not get special privileges, protections and penalties that gay couples do not, like marriage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris View Post
    To clarify, I think it true that gay couples should not get special privileges, protections and penalties that straight couples do not.

    Conversely, straight couples should not get special privileges, protections and penalties that gay couples do not, like marriage.
    Gays can get married. I do not know of any state where gay marriage is illegal

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    Quote Originally Posted by ptif219 View Post
    Gays can get married. I do not know of any state where gay marriage is illegal
    Exactly. They can get married whenever they want and some of them do just that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ptif219 View Post
    Gays can get married. I do not know of any state where gay marriage is illegal
    Illegal? No. But many states do not reconize a marriage between two adults of the same sex and will therefore not allow any government benefits to apply to them (i.e. death benefits, social security benefits, etc.) And this is what gays want and deserve as tax-paying citizens....equality in the eyes of the law.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    Exactly. They can get married whenever they want and some of them do just that.
    Except the difference is that their "marriage" in like 95% of the country counts as much as two 8 year olds pretending that they are married while playing house.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chloe View Post
    Except the difference is that their "marriage" in like 95% of the country counts as much as two 8 year olds pretending that they are married while playing house.
    Right. That's how I see it. Gays are playing at getting married. The only difference is that, unlike many of you, I don't think it's cute.

    A marriage is between a man and a woman. If gay radicals want to change that then I expect them to admit what they're doing and stop pretending their rights are being denied. The "marriage equality" crusade is steeped in dishonesty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ptif219 View Post
    Gays can get married. I do not know of any state where gay marriage is illegal
    Most states it's illegal. I believe last count only 6 allowed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oceanloverOH View Post
    Illegal? No. But many states do not reconize a marriage between two adults of the same sex and will therefore not allow any government benefits to apply to them (i.e. death benefits, social security benefits, etc.) And this is what gays want and deserve as tax-paying citizens....equality in the eyes of the law.
    Exactly, and that is discriminatory special rights.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    Right. That's how I see it. Gays are playing at getting married. The only difference is that, unlike many of you, I don't think it's cute.

    A marriage is between a man and a woman. If gay radicals want to change that then I expect them to admit what they're doing and stop pretending their rights are being denied. The "marriage equality" crusade is steeped in dishonesty.
    I didn't at all mean it that way. My point was that the majority of states don't recognize their marriage, which is totally wrong in my opinion. I wasn't saying they were pretending to be cute. I said that the states recognize their marriage on the same level as two kids playing. You can't say they have equal rights when they are looked down on and kept away from something as meaningful as marriage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mister D View Post
    Right. That's how I see it. Gays are playing at getting married. The only difference is that, unlike many of you, I don't think it's cute.

    A marriage is between a man and a woman. If gay radicals want to change that then I expect them to admit what they're doing and stop pretending their rights are being denied. The "marriage equality" crusade is steeped in dishonesty.
    That's your personal definition. That's not society's.

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