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Originally Posted by frinkprof
Is that not also true for heterosexual couples as well? That marriage rates are in decline?
Just like how American blacks were suddenly able to sit anywhere they wanted to on a bus or train, able to hold certain positions in the military and other public institutions they never could have before, attend colleges they couldn't before, etc.?
Without reading the book you posted about, I'd say it's a pretty absurd prediction that the ability to get married would "tear apart" the gay community, especially when they have been fighting for it for years. Communities, cultures and societies adapt to the changes that are presented to them. It's nice to have someone to pontificate on what is and is not good for individuals of a community though, all while trying to hold something out of reach that would enable equality.
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Good to see you're keeping yourself informed.
Note that I don't really have a problem at all with opening up the basic rights of inheritance, right of partnership, tax benefits etc... to homosexuals.