[First Amendment]

"it's ok. You can marry just like anyone else. Just marry someone who's black, asian.. anyone other than another white person." How funny! :)

The argument that people of the same sex who have "sex" with each other are somehow similar to people of the same race is not on rediculous, it is offenses to minority races (minority in this country, that is). Behavior can and often does change. Some behavior is pernicious, some is benign, and some is beneficial. Being born black, or Asian, or white, is completely neutral and no one should be discriminated against solely for belonging to a particular race.

On the other hand, one has to discriminate between different kinds of behaviors, otherwise one is acting on the level of a mental deficient. No one can claim that all behaviors are equal, in any sphere of life. And in the sphere of sexual behavior, that is glaringly true.

[First Amendment]

Next time I better preview - and not post in such a hurry!

[Laurie S]

"The argument that people of the same sex who have "sex" with each other are somehow similar to people of the same race is not on rediculous, it is offenses to minority races (minority in this country, that is). Behavior can and often does change. Some behavior is pernicious, some is benign, and some is beneficial. Being born black, or Asian, or white, is completely neutral and no one should be discriminated against solely for belonging to a particular race. "

Under the constitution all men are created equal. It does not say 'except if you're gay'. Gays should have the right to marry. Who care's if they have sex with eachother? Why do we want to stick our noses in their bedrooms.. especially if we hate their behavior so much? We should be encouraging monogomous relationships, not trying to discriminate who can be monogomous with whom. Marriage (with all of it's government/state supported benefits) is the right of every american.. not just 'some'.

[steve-b]

Behavior can and often does change.

Well, then, what you're saying is that is would be more accurate to equate it to religious discrimination rather than to racial discrimination. OK.