California's Prop 8 (gay marriage ban) ruled unconstitutional

Re:California's Prop 8 (gay marriage ban) ruled unconstituti... by cninja on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @09:34PM (#1576835)

Absolutely, it is about discrimination. Gays marriage choices are discriminated against based solely on the gender of their desired spouse. As ridiculous as it is, the law allows a gay woman to marry any man that they want.

However, the law discriminates against polygamous relationships based on the number of people involved and incestuous relationships based solely on who their relatives are.

The argument is, why is discrimination against gender bad, but discrimination against relatives is ok. If two brothers want to get married, why should that relationship be denied by the law?

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Re:California's Prop 8 (gay marriage ban) ruled unconstituti... by aaronbrethorst on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @10:01PM (#1576905)

You can't marry any sibling, regardless of gender. You can marry some people, but it's gender-dependent. It's called equal protection for a reason.

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Re:California's Prop 8 (gay marriage ban) ruled unconstituti... by cninja on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @10:12PM (#1576933)

Both gender and relationship to the potential spouse are attributes of a person that cannot be changed. Why is it ok to discriminate based on one but not the other?

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Re:California's Prop 8 (gay marriage ban) ruled unconstituti... by aaronbrethorst on Wednesday August 04, 2010 @10:13PM (#1576935)

That's irrelevant. No one can marry a sibling. Anyone can marry the opposite gender.

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