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Originally Posted by Aramike
You must be intentionally avoiding the point.
Fine - let them eat broccoli. Just call it broccoli.
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I did call it broccoli.
Broccoli = same-sex spouse.
Spam = opposite-sex spouse.
You seem to think that the right to marry a person of the opposite sex should be considered something of equal value to everyone, and therefore as long as everyone has that right, it's all good.
But it's not something of equal value to everyone.
Something of equal value would be the freedom to marry the person of your choice, period. If the freedom to marry the person of your choice is a "special" right, then it's a special right that everyone would have, not just gays and lesbians. It's not giving "different" marriage rights to anyone, it's not taking away "marriage" rights from anyone. It's just expanding the existing right to include the people who are currently excluded from it.
Honestly I can't understand why anyone has a problem doing that when it takes nothing away from them. If it does, I'd like a clear and concise explanation of exactly what straight people are losing by it, other than the "right" to feel like they're somehow entitled above and beyond their fellow citizens.