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Originally Posted by dabateman
Well I guess you and I will have to agree to disagree upon our interpretations of words such as 'rights', 'benefits', and 'discrimination'. When a large segment is denied access to benefits and rights (ie. survivorship and the like) on the basis of gender, orientation, race, etc, that is discrimination. While it's true that anyone can marry today, they must do so in a heterosexual format. Confining homosexuals to a heterosexual relationship in order to receive equal treatment is absurd. Demanding that homosexuals marry for benefits instead of love is demanding that homosexuals devalue the concept of marriage which is more than the accumulation of benefits.
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I feel totally secure that my partner and I are just as protected as any married couple when it comes to those benefits, barring the tax breaks which actually have more to do with having children than the marriage itself. I was not discriminated against when I had a will drawn up and health directives which give the same powers as that marriage license. More importantly, I understand that the marriage license is not a proclamation of love and in no way legitimizes a relationship beyond what legitimacy the two people involved demonstrate by their commitment.