And that's true. But it isn't a knock on homosexuality.
If you're saying that people are talking nonsense when they suggest that genetics plays a part in homosexuality that is totally a knock on homosexuality. Or more specifically, gay people will perceive it as an offhanded dismissal of genuine grievances they experience.
That part isn't nonsense, but the "born this way" rhetoric was always the weakest and most useless justification for expanding gay rights. And it opened the door for pedos to use the same rhetoric.
The best justification for gay rights is that consenting adults should be able to do pretty much whatever the fuck they want as long as it doesn't put others at risk and/or impose. Anyone against gay rights is a legit moron. In general, not referring to anyone ITT in particular as I haven't read through it all
Doesn't that argument only make sense in giving them rights when it comes to things like marriages or the actual sexual acts
What argument are you referring to?
And @Asherlee10, not that I think it will happen, but all it takes is a change in the definition of "consent". Who knows what sort of mental gymnastics "progressives" in the future will go through to say "well age of consent is an arbitrary standard, but consent is actually...."
Age of consent, afaik, is a modern standard and has been around for a much shorter time than it has not.
Maybe I should ask first what you mean by equal rights.
You're saying the best argument for equal rights for gay people is that they're consenting adults. Isn't that only an argument for why sexual acts and lifestyle choices like marriage should be protected?
Equal rights meaning they have the same opportunities as everyone else and access to the same things. Marriage and lifestyle choices of course included. The fact that they are gay doesn't affect anyone else in any way at all and with things like that, people should be able to do or be whatever they want.