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Originally Posted by peter12
There is a variety of empirical sources that show that homosexuals, especially males, do not view monogamy in the same way that heterosexuals do. That is to say, that most homosexuals believe that being married does not mean that you must exclusively have sex with that one person. Now, I'm actually not using this as some moral precept against homosexuals, what I think it indicates is that homosexuality includes SOME sort of lifetime promiscuity.
Gay marriage creates new social norms, one that is approved by the majority which is heterosexual. Approving of gay marriage basically means approving of gays when they follow what is basically a heterosexual bourgeois lifestyle. That is, married, monogamous, with children. This imposes a standard of morality that homosexuals need to follow for acceptance but which may be contrary to the lifestyles they want to lead.
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I still don't see how it reduces their liberty. Giving them an
option to enter into a certain type of contract with their partner increases their liberty. Nobody is forcing them into it.
Furthermore, I know plenty of hetero people and couples (even married ones who have agreed to such a setup) that are not strictly monogamous and/or don't want children. Does stripping them of the right to marry increase their liberty? Is that the right thing to do? Do you oppose heterosexual marriage based on the same grounds?