PHIL 1010 Lecture 12: Corvino & Same Sex Marriage Lecture
15 Apr 2016
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It denies an option to some that is made available to others. Minimal equality: every adult should have an equal, unabridged right to participate in the basic institutions in society. Socially: they would be subject to ostracism and ridicule. They would lack certain hospital visitation rights, inheritance rights, tax benefits. Politically: they would be subject to prosecution (in the us in states with anti-sodomy laws) and would be denied the protections afforded by legal marriage. Biological sex: male and female, in terms of chromosomal structures (xy and xx) Gender: man and woman, defined by a cluster of family resemblance concepts: Having or wanting to have a certain kind of body structure. Having or wanting to have male or female genitalia. Conceiving of oneself as a man or a woman. Exhibiting certain masculine or feminine characteristics (many of which may be culturally bound) Relating (or desiring to relate) to other persons sexually in a particular way.
