The Universal Declaration of Human Rights does not preclude gay marriage.
By
Kara WILL Pass the Bar
on May 30, 2007
It says men and women of age have the right to marry, but it doesn't specify that they must marry a person of the opposite sex.
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The way that it's worded actively avoids protecting gay marriage. In other words it says that straight marriage is a human right, but gay marriage isn't.
So, as V and I have noted, it doesn't protect gay marriage.
It does not say that gay marriage isn't a right. If you break down the sentence structure it says nothing about who can marry who (or whom?). They may have intended to specify, but my reading of this text does not indicate that marriage is only protected between men and women.
Also, avoiding saying something and actively saying the opposite are very different acts with very different outcomes.
We've already had this debate. I felt your way until I read the text. It basically does okay prohibiting gay marriage while protecting all kinds of straight marriages.