JUSTIN RAIMONDO WRITING AT THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE makes a
completely secular and compelling case against gay marriage. But
he goes further by asking why gays would want/need to marry in
the first place. In perhaps the most interesting part of the
piece, Raimondo traces the history of the gay rights movement,
from its inception to its transformation over the past few
decades. Very interesting. The gay-rights movement took its cues
from the civil rights movement, modeling its grievances on those
advanced by the moderate wing led by Dr. Martin Luther King and
crafting a legislative agenda borrowed from the NAACP and allied
organizations: the passage of anti-discrimination laws—covering
housing, employment, and public accommodations—at the local and
national level. Efforts to institutionalize gay marriage have
followed this course, with “equality” as the goal. But the civil
rights paradigm never really fit: unlike most African-Americans,
lesbians and gay men can render their minority status invisible.
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