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| − | The '''gay rights''' movement seeks to further the [[homosexual agenda]] by turning the major aspects of [[Homosexuality]] into matter of [[civil rights]] or [[human rights]]. | + | The '''gay rights''' movement seeks to elevate [[homosexuality]] to the same level of social and political respectability as normal conjugal love. It seeks to remove the stigma of [[sexual perversion]] from homosexuality by arguing that either, |
| − | It seeks to elevate [[homosexuality]] to the same level of social and political respectability as normal conjugal love.
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| − | It seeks to remove the stigma of [[sexual perversion]] from homosexuality by arguing that either, | |
| | # Homosexuality is an immutable trait, and discriminating against immutable traits is wrong (cf. race discrimination), or, | | # Homosexuality is an immutable trait, and discriminating against immutable traits is wrong (cf. race discrimination), or, |
| | # Homosexuality, if not immutable, is highly correlated with personality, and discriminating against such deeply rooted notions of self is wrong, as well (cf. religious intolerance). | | # Homosexuality, if not immutable, is highly correlated with personality, and discriminating against such deeply rooted notions of self is wrong, as well (cf. religious intolerance). |
| | The movement does not seek to convince others that homosexuality is ''right'': rather, it seeks to convince the public that it is not ''wrong'' enough to regulate, criminalize, or stigmatize. | | The movement does not seek to convince others that homosexuality is ''right'': rather, it seeks to convince the public that it is not ''wrong'' enough to regulate, criminalize, or stigmatize. |
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| − | It also seeks to prohibit any statements which are critical of homosexuality, such as the idea that it is "unnatural" or "sinful", using [[hate crime]]s statutes and anti-[[discrimination]] laws:
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| − | *The EU parliament called on Polish authorities to publicly condemn and take measures against declarations by officials "inciting discrimination and hatred based on sexual orientation." [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OOFTCO5&show_article=1]
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| | == Legal Success == | | == Legal Success == |
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| | == Opposition to Gay Rights == | | == Opposition to Gay Rights == |
| | Since opposition to homosexuality is closely correlated with religious views, those who oppose the gay rights movement characterize its ignorance of religion as intolerance, similar to, or worse than, the intolerance leveled against gays. The rejoinder argument is that the gay rights movement does not seek to make religion illegal. | | Since opposition to homosexuality is closely correlated with religious views, those who oppose the gay rights movement characterize its ignorance of religion as intolerance, similar to, or worse than, the intolerance leveled against gays. The rejoinder argument is that the gay rights movement does not seek to make religion illegal. |
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| | + | Conservatives criticize attempts by gay rights activists to prohibit any statements which are critical of homosexuality, such as the idea that it is "unnatural" or "sinful", using [[hate crime]]s statutes and anti-[[discrimination]] laws: |
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| | + | *The EU parliament called on Polish authorities to publicly condemn and take measures against declarations by officials "inciting discrimination and hatred based on sexual orientation." [http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OOFTCO5&show_article=1] |
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| | == References == | | == References == |