[quote=harvey][quote=CONCHO][…] comparing this issue to slavery, women’s suffrage, or civil rights belittles the severity and importance of those issues in American history.[/quote]
Yes and no. Although women and blacks are much bigger percentages of the population than gays, gays are hardly an insignificant fringe group. Their numbers are probably in the millions. [/quote]
Dude, I agree with you on the issue but again — slavery was the systematic deprivation of human rights of innocent people. MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE WERE TORTURED, WORKED TO DEATH, AND MURDERED.
Gay marriage allows couples to ensure orderly transfer of property ownership upon a partner’s death, the ability for partners to make medical decisions, parental decisions, etc… Important stuff, yes! But equating the lack of these rights to something as serious and horrific as slavery is just silly.
Once again, I agree with you on this issue but if you want to make an argument to try to sway people’s opinion, do not bring up slavery, suffrage, etc… because it’s not a good argument. There are plenty of good arguments in support of gay marriage.
