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Vita_Aeterna posted...

They're right. Marriage is not a human right. You don't NEED to be married to live with and love your SO.

It is a question of equal treatment under the law, which is considered a human right by the UN. People tried to block interracial marriage during the civil rights era too. If straight, same-race couples receive the legal benefits of marriage, those benefits should be extended to mixed-race and same-sex relationships as well.

Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/