Is it considered discrimination when homosexuals do not have the same rights as hetrosexuals.
(such as gay marriage, even if titled something different such as gay union...with the same benefits then it would be equal rights)
I am speaking of basic rights and not just gay marriage.
2006-11-05 14:40:55 · 14 answers · asked by southernboy 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
i had a response about not wanting her kids to see this in the park due to morals. so was she was saying she did not want to see unwed parents, parents of differnt race or were you refering to gays being immoral.. (or were you saying it is o.k. as long as we gays stay in the closet)
2006-11-05 15:37:03 · update #1
that was for oh tammi. (maybe your children should see normal gay couples, it could be one of your children be gay and have problems and could not turn to you.... think about it............ it is not a condition that you can change)
2006-11-05 15:38:55 · update #2
"Is it considered discrimination when homosexuals do not have the same rights as heterosexuals." [?]
That depends on who you ask. "Considered" by whom?
One of the vaguest laws in America is the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. If you want to learn a lot about how confused and confusing that Clause is, I suggest you read a book called "The Constitutional Underclass: Gays, Lesbians, and the Failure of Class-Based Equal Protection," by Evan Gerstmann, published in 1999.
2006-11-05 14:54:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is discrimination...and it is not clear where the line should be drawn although I agree with you that it hurts nobody to let any two people make a contract of partnership for domestic living, whether they are gay or not.
To the discussion of gay marriage, I believe that is reserved for couples of opposite sex. But that is not your question.
2006-11-05 14:50:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say it is discrimination, but that's just me. I think a gay couple, committed into a long term relationship should have the same rights as any other couple.
2006-11-05 14:49:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every law discriminates against the persons who does not agree with it. Speeding laws discriminate against those who like to speed, etc.
One needs a different argument than "discrimination" to determine if a law is ethical. To cry "discrimination" is begging the question.
I'm humored when those who want to legalize gay marriage argue against legalizing polygamy, or incest (between adults) even though the same logic applies. Yet they don't declare anti-polygamy views as discrimination.
2006-11-05 14:56:32 · answer #4 · answered by freebird 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-21 08:17:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its not discrimination. There are laws against people who use drugs, sleep with children, have more than one wife, and lots of things that some people think they should have the right to. This country still has some moral values, however little.
2006-11-05 14:45:38 · answer #6 · answered by webkng 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
So I should be able to compete with the disabled and women? Absolutely not, they are not a protected group and have no "special rights" including the desecration of marriage.
2006-11-05 14:52:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Except in the case of gay unions, because as you say, they get full rights.
2006-11-05 14:43:11 · answer #8 · answered by J G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-11-05 14:43:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, this is the argument that pro gay marriage people use. Marriage is not a right.
Laws are made by the legislature, not the courts.
2006-11-05 14:42:57 · answer #10 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋