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    Is Gay Marriage Logical?
    Is Gay Marriage Logical?
    Is Gay Marriage Logical?
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    Is Gay Marriage Logical?

    By Duane L. Ostler

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    Many people wrongly feel they should be 'tolerant' of gay marriage and not oppose it, even though it is not something they would do personally. This book explains the falsity of this notion. Gays won the legal right to be left alone in the 2003 case of Lawrence v. Texas. While many feel uncomfortable about opposing gay marriage because they think this will somehow 'force' their view of marriage on gays, they need to realize that gays do not feel uncomfortable in forcing their views at all. Gays are no longer on the defensive, and the battleground of gay marriage is not a neutral one. Their goal with gay marriage is to proactively compel acceptance of gayness as normal. This book also discusses how gayness itself, along with so-called 'same-sex attraction' and also gender dysphoria, are illusory and illogical.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDuane L. Ostler
    Release dateMay 2, 2019
    ISBN9780463193631
    Is Gay Marriage Logical?
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    Duane L. Ostler

    Duane L. Ostler was raised in Southern Idaho, and has lived in Australia, Mexico, Brazil, China, Utah, the big Island of Hawaii, and—most foreign of all—New Jersey. He practiced law for over 10 years and has a PhD in legal history. He and his wife have five children and two cats.

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      Is Gay Marriage Logical? - Duane L. Ostler

      IS GAY MARRIAGE LOGICAL?

      by Duane L. Ostler

      Originally published as ‘Gay Marriage is not Logical’ under pen name ‘E. Reltso’

      Copyright 2013 Duane L. Ostler

      Revised and updated by the author, 2019

      This book may not be reproduced, copied or distributed

      without the express permission of the author

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Chapter One - Introduction

      Chapter Two - What the Push for Gay Marriage is Really All About

      Chapter Three - That Illusory Thing Called 'Same Sex Attraction'

      Chapter Four - How to Overcome Gayness

      Chapter Five - A Few Statistics Regarding Gayness and Gay Marriage

      Chapter Six - Conclusion

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      CHAPTER ONE - Introduction

      Gay marriage is not a pretty subject. A relatively small but very vocal minority are all for it. A good-sized group are rather strongly against it. But in the middle is a vast group who do not accept it personally but feel that somehow it is their duty to be open-minded and tolerant, and not stand in the way of those support it. Let them have it, this group says with an uncomfortable grunt of marginal discontent, if they really want it that bad. Then they switch on their favorite TV program in an attempt to divert their minds from the subject, since they don't really feel very comfortable with it deep down inside.

      This trend of 'tolerant' thinking is part of the modern era of hyper-tolerance that largely started with the American cultural revolution of the 1960s. As all who lived through that era know, the 60s was a time of accelerating abandonment of old standards and traditions. The innocence of 'Leave it to Beaver' that started the decade was replaced by 1970 with sexually explicit references in 'The Dating Game.' The unpopularity of the Vietnam war hastened the process, since it placed even patriotism in a bad light. It was a turbulent time.

      While some view the turbulent 60's as a drug infested free-for-all, it must be acknowledged that it was not all bad. As an example, for the first time in the United States, widespread tolerance and respect for blacks, women and other minority groups started to take hold on a larger scale than ever before. Methods of transportation and communication became affordable by the masses for the first time. Religious differences became less tense, as the first Catholic President was elected. There was a lot of good in the 60s after all.

      But anything can be taken too far if taken to excess. Using one example from above, respect for blacks and women was certainly long overdue. But it didn't take long for many to realize that fixing the prejudice against these groups had to be a balanced effort. After all, equal rights has little meaning if the rights of minorities come to exceed those of the groups that used to persecute them. If we are not careful, we will be left with a tyranny of the minority. While some argue that at least in the beginning we should set quotas to make sure minority groups are fairly represented in all sectors of the work force, this very process has the potential to elevate color/gender over talent and quality. It is therefore no surprise that a new creation called the 'reverse discrimination lawsuit' was invented by some enterprising Caucasian males, in an effort to curb the tide. Again, anything--even tolerance--can be taken too far if taken to excess.

      Returning to gay marriage, this book is directed to the vast middle group of those whose 'tolerance' of gay marriage goes so far that they are willing to support its legalization. As this book explains, there is tremendous danger and lack of logic in such extreme tolerance. Indeed, the very concept of legalizing gay marriage in an effort to 'tolerantly' appease gays is false, since there is no neutral ground of tolerance on the issue. It is either a victory or a

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