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Originally Posted by fatherphil
straights not wanting to share perks with another group is one.
straights wanting to keep a position of power over gays is another.
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I feel like both of these are directly due to the "ick" factor. Only homophobes/anti-homosexuals would have any reason to discrimnate against gays in such a way. When you remove religious reasons, all you are left with is the "ick" factor.
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straights feeling that the perks are associated with child rearing and therefore should not be available to couples that, by design, would not be able to have children.
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This argument fails utterly when the issue of infertility is broached. Should infertile couples, or those childfree by choice, be barred from marrying as well?
Also, gays are as "able" to have children as heteros. Surrogacy, sperm donation and/or artificial insemination, agreement amongst opposite gendered friends, and even adoption in some states.