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Gay Marriage & Gay Rights Resources: Gay Marriage & Gay Rights are Civil Rights

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Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, and America's Culture Wars:

Gay rights and gay marriage are central battles in America's culture wars for two reasons. First, the growing acceptance of homosexuality is a direct threat to the domination of traditional Christian norms for sex and sexuality. Second, marriage is not only an important cultural symbol, but an example of how heterosexuals are privileged — and heterosexual privilege is one of the few remaining unjust social privileging systems in America.
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