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[batyatoon]

I support gay rights, and I intend to support gay rights until I no longer have to because they're taken for granted.

I should probably specify that I'm talking about rights under American law. It's been pointed out to me that my religion forbids homosexuality. So it does, and I'm not looking to reform my religion; I'm looking to make sure that religious and civil law stay as separate as they can possibly be.

Which is to say that if the right to open a seafood restaurant weren't taken for granted, I'd support that too.

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[otherdeb.livejournal.com]

You put it perfectly, and thank you for doing so.

One thing that pisses me off massively is the assumption that one cannot possibly support another's right to do something one would not personally do.

This world needs more voices like yours, m'dear.

[batyatoon]

Aww. *blush* Thanks.

And that assumption you mention is indeed irritating. Supporting another's right to do something one would not personally do is what freedom of speech and freedom of religion are about.

And that includes supporting another's right to do not only something that you wouldn't personally do, but something that you don't understand why anyone would want to do.

To which I say again: seafood. Plenty of people can't see why anyone would want to eat a giant underwater-dwelling bug. Doesn't make it a wrong thing to do.

[catalana.livejournal.com]

And that assumption you mention is indeed irritating. Supporting another's right to do something one would not personally do is what freedom of speech and freedom of religion are about.

It's what most freedom is about! I know lots of women who would never have an abortion themselves but are still pro-choice because they don't think it's right to forbid it to others...