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  • What saying “gay” or “same-sex” marriage does confer is that the social worth of gay and lesbian individuals is subordinate and inferior to their heterosexual counterparts.
  • As humanists, we should stop saying “gay marriage” and “same-sex marriage” and call it what it really is: marriage.
  • marriage is a cherished, challenging, and rewarding commitment between two individuals who love each other and who have their relationship recognized by the state for certain privileges and protections.
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  • Nowhere in that structure is the sex or gender of the participants relevant. What is relevant is the love, mutual respect, care, and commitment between the participants.
  • homosexuality is neither a disease nor a disorder
  • there is no valid secular reason to discriminate against gay and lesbian individuals
  • Diminished social worth caused by popular disparaging has far-reaching consequences
  • Same-sex couples are only asking for what is deserved, the extensions of these marriage rights that are open to our heterosexual peers.
  • We no longer need a god for health and welfare, social order, or the maintenance of the laws of physics (and frankly, we never did).
  • We’ve moved on
  • I find the implication of inferiority by distinction offensive.
  • Language has power, and without thinking, our use of these specific terms can cause pain and separation between us and the very people we support.
  • Freethinkers are always at the forefront of pursuits to elevate all of humanity, to achieve equality, and to work for the greater good (which includes happiness).
  • As humanists we must be compelled to actively participate in these endeavors.
  • we do have the ability to do the little things that really matter
  • once and for all, stop saying “same-sex marriage“ and call it what it really is: Marriage. For all.
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