Are there any relevant secular reasons to oppose gay marriage?
People who oppose gay marriage ARE bigots or homophobes, since they have no relevant secular reasons for their opposition. Sorry... Just couldn't let that one slide. It's equivalent to being opposed to a black man marrying a white woman, as there's no good reason for the opposition other than hatred and/or ignorance.
NOTE: This post was taken from here. Thanks for splitting it, Pangloss.
It is.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/sexual-orientation-gender-4329.htm
Each of us has a biological sex — whether we are female, male, or intersex. Our gender is our biological, social, and legal status as men or women. And sexual orientation is the term used to describe whether a person feels sexual desire for people of the other gender, same gender, or both genders.
Each of us has a gender and gender identity. Our gender identity is our deepest feelings about ou