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Originally posted by Not Me
Gender and sexual orientation are two different things. If a law prohibits same sex marriage for both sexes, it is not a classification based on gender, but rather, based on sexual orientation. Traditional marriage laws bar both males and females from marrying members of the same sex and they can only marry members of the opposite sex. That is gender neutral. in the sense that both sexes are restricted to marrying members of the opposite sex.
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You can see it that way if you like, but that's not the argument Burger and I are making. Try your argument, replacing gender with race:
- Traditional marriage laws bar both balcks and whites from marrying members of the opposite race and they can only marry members of the same race. That is race neutral. In the sense that both races are restricted to marrying members of the same race.
Bingo! Loving!
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