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South Africa legalizes gay marriage
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16/11/2006 07:02:20
Hilmar Zonneveld
Independent Consultant
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 
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Politics
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>>>That's a different statemant that equating homosexuality with bestiality
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>>Oh, that. Well, perhaps they are not exactly equal, but I consider both homosexuality and bestiality are unnatural.
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>>And, many of the arguments for legalizing a homosexual marriage might equally be applied to the other case.
>
>Can you list those?

Here are a few arguments, gleaned from the current thread (paraphrased by me, and hopefully not completely misunderstood):
  • Reproduction should not be the only purpose of a marriage.
  • Rather, there can be a true bond of love in a relation.
  • Whatever I consider natural or unnatural is a subjective opinion.
  • The fight against homosexuality is a result of narrow-mindedness, intolerance, etc.
  • I don't have the right to tell others what is right or wrong.
  • Imposing "correct" sexuality on a minority who believes otherwise is unfair.
  • The points of view of the psychiatric association - doesn't apply, since, AFAIK, they didn't make a similar statement about bestiality, or about incest, for that matter. Of course, they might do so, eventually.
  • Your sexual orientation should be your personal choice - I think I am the only one who mentioned this in this thread, but I understand this is a fairly common argument.
    Difference in opinions hath cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether whistling be a vice or a virtue; whether it be better to kiss a post, or throw it into the fire... (from Gulliver's Travels)
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