For the Sake of Science

Arguments against gay marriage

2 Responses

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   Tom Coward, on November 8, 2010 at 6:24 pm said:

   A few years ago the Maine Bar Journal ran a pair of articles written by two Portland attorneys which were purportedly for the purpose of presenting the legal arguments for and against same sex marriage. I looked forward to reading them, as I was interested in finding out exactly what the ‘anti’ arguments were, as I had never been able to think of any beyond custom and tradition. The ‘pro’ article was very workmanlike, giving a lawyerly and solid review of the consitiutional situation, etc. Very nice and persuasive for lawyers, but nothing that would make Maggie Galagher cry uncle.

   Next I turned to the ‘anti’ article, hoping to find work of a similar level, raising all of the arguments that I had been unable to spot myself, and possibly refuting, or at least engaging, the points raised in the ‘pro’ article.

   I was astounded and disappointed at what I found! It was a crude anti-homosexual screed such as NOM would be putting out later around the People’s Veto campaign in 2009. I kid you not, it even included the line about “it was Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, not Adam and Steve.” There was NOT A SINGLE citation to any persuasive legal authority, just a homophobic rant. And this was in a professional publication, read almost exclusively by other lawyers. I would have been ashamed to put my name to such a piece, even if I felt that way.

   My conclusion was that the anti-marriage equality position is not only morally bankrupt, but legally indefensible as well. Nothing I have witnessed in the years since has changed my mind on this point one iota.
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   NewEnglandBob, on November 8, 2010 at 11:39 pm said:

   Religious opposition is the only thing people can use to argue against same sex marriage and it is not even an argument.