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Originally posted by 911pcars
"Marrying the same sex is one. It is legal for straight men and for gay men to marry a woman. It is not legal for straight men or gay men to marry a man. If gay men are asking to marry gay men, they are indeed asking for "special rights.'"

Sounds like a similar argument for not giving blacks "special rights" prior to the civil rights era (and since).

What heterosexual rights are usurped by allowing gays to marry and enjoy the same financial, benefits and rights of survivorship? The answer, "because it's not right/abnormal/Christian/moral/etc." is subjective and not a valid reason. I'd like to know.

Sherwood

That, of course, was not the question. The question asked about new or additional rights necessary to allow gays to marry.

Please explain how this has anything to do with the rights of blacks? There is no parallel.