The V O I D wrote:Northern Freikur wrote:
If the majority doesn't want it, It doesn't happen. That is how Democracy works.
Don't compare Gender to Race. If I tried to Identify as anything but White, I'd be lynched.
Yes, but according to the 61% majority that says gay marriage should be legalized and your logic, we should legalize gay marriage. And 54% majority advocates for gays being given the right to adopt. The majority of people are liberal pretty much everywhere.
And, we are comparing LGBTs to race because racism and homophobia/transphobia are the same; discrimination/hatred of a group of people just for being born the way they are. You can help your sexuality and gender identity just about as much as you can your skin color.
Race:
each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics.
"people of all races, colors, and creeds"
synonyms: ethnic group, racial type, origin, ethnic origin, color
"students of many different races"
a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc.; an ethnic group.
"we Scots were a bloodthirsty race then"
synonyms: ethnic group, racial type, origin, ethnic origin, color More
the fact or condition of belonging to a racial division or group; the qualities or characteristics associated with this.
"people of mixed race"
synonyms: ethnic group, racial type, origin, ethnic origin, color
"students of many different races"
a group or set of people or things with a common feature or features.
"some male firefighters still regarded women as a race apart"
BIOLOGY
a population within a species that is distinct in some way, especially a subspecies.
"people have killed so many tigers that two races are probably extinct"
(in nontechnical use) each of the major divisions of living creatures.
"a member of the human race"
literary
a group of people descended from a common ancestor.
"a prince of the race of Solomon"
archaic
ancestry.
"two coursers of ethereal race"
Skin Color:
The color of your skin...
(How 'bout them definitions... )