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Giving the same privileges to same sex unions as to heterosexual ones is typical leftist tokenism
Maybe people in queer relationships just want to be treated like the rest of the population, did you ever think of that? And maybe the rest of society should afford them equality, regardless of their sexual orientation. Why is this just a 'leftist' thing?
Some gay / lesbian couples arent interested in getting married because they dont want to conform to the heteronormative, patriarchal society they find themselves oppressed by; others just want the chance to do whatever everyone else has the chance to. Why is this 'tokenism'?
dubkev-
Maybe people in queer relationships just want to be treated like the rest of the population, did you ever think of that?
Unless you're older than you look, I thought of that before you were even born, I was on gay pride marches before it was cool. So, I'm all for equal treatment under the law. My point, which I think you may have missed, is that the government has no business in anybody's marriage.
gbj_tester
A clearly stated desire to impose state monopolies in two really important areas where individual choice would be the sensible position? I think some people might complain about that.
Giving the same privileges to same sex unions as to heterosexual ones is typical leftist tokenism; I was never quite sure whether I should be more offended by the weird set of special treatments given to traditional married couples or by the fact that the same were not extended to all families :-)