Traditionally, when any of us seeks a marriage license, we
* can't already be married
* must be an adult and must marry an adult
* can't marry a close family member
* must marry someone of the opposite sex
Now if two people meeting all these criteria go to city hall to get a marriage license, and the clerk asks whether either are homosexual and denies them a marriage license based on an affirmative answer, that would be discriminatory. Current law does not keep homosexual individuals from marrying. It just keeps them -- as well as heterosexuals -- from redefining marriage by marrying a person of the same sex. Our current marriage laws treat everyone equally.
This debate isn't about equality or access to marriage; it's about redefining marriage, making it something it has never been before.
Glenn T. Stanton and Dr. Bill Maier, Marriage on Trial: The Case Against Same-Sex Marriage and Parenting, pg.33
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