MODR 1760 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Forced Marriage, Jonathan Rauch, Artificial Insemination
14 Sep 2017
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Is it wrong to discriminate on the basis of homosexuality? (jeff jordan) In some situations, the difference between heterosexuality and homosexuality permits a difference in treatment and discrimination: the issue, parity thesis, homosexuality has the same moral status as heterosexuality. Individual freedom should be maximized: discrimination against homosexuality diminishes individual freedom. Ignores personal choice and privacy: toleration of homosexuality is better than discrimination, therefore, parity thesis is better than difference thesis(?, these arguments only seem plausible if the act is done in private. If homosexual activities were done in public, the argument would not be valid because there are situations where it may seem diminishing: moral impasses and public dilemmas. If one person is right, the other is wrong: arises out of moral dispute. If government takes a side without overriding reason, then the government is tyrannical. If government doesn"t allow homosexual marriage, an accommodation can be reached.
