gay rights

[chanter1944]

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines
We would like to know who really believes in gay rights on livejournal.
There is no bribe of a miracle or anything like that. If you truly believe in gay
rights, then repost this and title the post as "Gay Rights". If you don't believe in gay rights, then just ignore this. Thanks.

Comments

[vagablonde.livejournal.com]

I agree with your point about marriage not being a right - but what about the right to participate in such things as the legal rights endowed by marriage, ie the tax breaks, estate inheritance in the event of death, medical coverage under a spouse's work insurance(probably also not a right, but a legality issue certainly) -

I think you're right about the marriage issue being vague, but when you specifically deny someone the ability to do something based on who they are, then what are you violating if not their rights which should be afforded to everyone across the board without discrimination.

[morcath.livejournal.com]

but what about the right to participate...

See, again we're using the wrong word, here. We have no right to expect that we can enjoy the benefits of being married. As it stands, marriage is a privilege extended to one type of relationship, but not others. If the whole term "gay rights" is merely an attempt to change who qualifies for that privilege, then so be it. But, to refer to it in ANY way as a "right" is not only dishonest but wholly inaccurate. As it stands, people who are practice homosexuality and people who practice heterosexuality have the same rights, simply different privileges.