Reply #89: Entitlements and obligations are creations of society

[slackmaster]

Rights are freedoms.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I doubt that it was ever illegal in Argentina for a gay or lesbian couple to stand in front of a group of friends and family, and publicly declare their commitment to live together and care for one another. The same could be said of Idaho.

What's changed in Argentina, is that gay and lesbian couples are now ENTITLED to purchase a marriage license, and to receive the tangible benefits that derive from that license.

They always had the right to marry. Now they are entitled to the same benefits as are heterosexual couples.