Re: U.S. to use foriegn aid to promote homsexuality in muslim lands!!!
I have actually read about this case before. The relevant laws in this case were about assisted suicide. There is a case to be made that someone who is suicidal is not able to provide legal consent due to their mental state. There are laws that protect people who are a danger to themselves by putting them in mental institutions and giving them drugs. While I don’t necessarily favor this approach, I think it’s legally acceptable.
Now we come to gay rights. There is no reason to suspect that a lifelong gay person is suffering from the kind of temporary lapse in judgement a suicidal person may be experiencing. Also, unlike assisted suicide, no party is at risk of life or limb in a gay relationship. I’ll preemptively stop you from suggesting gay sexual activity is harmful due to the possible transmission of HIV. The same argument is applicable to regular sexual activity. Since they are the same in this regard, we can’t treat one differently.
I think it’s possible to recognize the rights of sane, consenting adults, while still protecting minors and those that have diminished mental capacity.
Also, I don’t understand the distinction you’re drawing up about gay activity being acceptable in private settings and still being illegal. Isn’t that contradictory? Do you mean you support laws against public displays of affection? I don’t mind those as long as they are applied consistently between straight and gay people and are reasonable overall.