Re: Self-Righteousness, Sodomy and the Supreme Court (Was Re: Filter: Andreas Pour)

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On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 12:23:59PM +0100, Tink wrote:
> What I'm trying to say is that roles in a marriage and as parents no
> longer are strict and well defined like they were in the '50s. Guys have
> become more sensitive and nourishing and women have become more family
> supporting. In most countries it's very normal men take maternity leave
> also. So society is changing and with that the roles within a family.

Agreed. What I'm trying to say (as I did in Orkut's San Francisco community
in an approriate thread) is that I oppose to any kind of government funding
for relationship choices. So expanding benefits I already find
doubtful is not something I'll support.

Citizens choosing to have a family which provides both role models *might*
be of enough value for children and society[1] to justify government
benefits, but I'm honestly not sure. As long as it is so hard for me to
justify the benefits for both-sex marriages, it's virtually impossible to me
to justify benefits for same-sex marriages.

[1] Perhaps menstruation and erections weren't the best examples but I
simply *do* see a significant difference between the two sexes.

I'm not saying the current situation is ideal, but the proposed changes
would make the situation even worse, from a libertarian point of view.
Allowing same-sex couples into the elited of same-sex couples won't do a
thing against the discrimination of singles, polygamists, etc etc. If this
is about equal rights, don't change the nature of discrimination, end it.

Rob
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