[OnyxCougar]

We should be "letting them marry" because whether it's "natural" or not, whether it's "bad" to us as individuals or not, if America wants to maintain it's "high horse" as a bastion of freedom and equality, gender and sexual preference cannot and SHOULD not be considered when making laws.

Let me throw this out there:

In the workplace, laws have been passed to prohibit employers from discriminating against individuals for shit that does NOT affect their job.

The Equal Opportunity Act of 1995 states, in part:

PART 2--WHAT IS PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION?

6. AttributesThe following are the attributes on the basis of which discrimination is prohibited in the areas of activity set out in Part 3--

(a) age;
(b) impairment;
(c) industrial activity;
(d) lawful sexual activity;**
(e) marital status; ****
(f) physical features;
(g) political belief or activity;
(h) pregnancy;
(i) race;
(j) religious belief or activity;
(k) sex;

8. Direct discrimination

(1) Direct discrimination occurs if a person treats, or proposes to treat, someone with an attribute less favourably than the person treats or would treat someone without that attribute, or with a different attribute, in the same or similar circumstances.
(2) In determining whether a person directly discriminates it is irrelevant--

(a) whether or not that person is aware of the discrimination or considers the treatment less favourable;
(b) whether or not the attribute is the only or dominant reason for the treatment, as long as it is a substantial reason.

9. Indirect discrimination

(1) Indirect discrimination occurs if a person imposes, or proposes to impose, a requirement, condition or practice--

(a) that someone with an attribute does not or cannot comply with; and
(b) that a higher proportion of people without that attribute, or with a different attribute, do or can comply with; and
(c) that is not reasonable.

(2) Whether a requirement, condition or practice is reasonable depends on all the relevant circumstances of the case, including--

(a) the consequences of failing to comply with the requirement, condition or practice;
(b) the cost of alternative requirements, conditions or practices;
(c) the financial circumstances of the person imposing, or proposing to impose, the requirement, condition or practice.

(3) In determining whether a person indirectly discriminates it is irrelevant whether or not that person is aware of the discrimination.

10. Motive is irrelevant to discriminationIn determining whether or not a person discriminates, the person's motive is irrelevant.

So any law that states a marriage MUST be between a man and a woman, is discrimatory, based upon this Act.

** States determine what "lawful sexual activity" is, but even if we take this part out, it's still dicrimination based on sex.

****You can't discriminate on marital status, but it's ok to discriminate when it comes to what sexes can get married?? WTF?

Again, this pertains to employment, and I'm trying to get groceries put away right now or else I'd look up others, but I'm sure any gay website will have relevant links.

If it's illegal to discriminate in the workplace, why is it legal to discriminate when making laws?