Why would you deny equal rights to a gay man who isn't a child molestor, or who doesn't have a sexually transmitted disease?
Where in our Constitution is it stated or even implied that it is permissible to deny whole demographic groups of Americans their civil rights based on an argument that there are bad individuals within that group?
First you have to define, refine and qualify much of the vocabulary we are throwing at each other. Your statement makes perfect sense if you disregard all the variables, which could potentially be a clusterfuck of monumental proportions.
The Constitution , like the Bible, Koran and Bagavad Gita has been so widely interpreted at different times by different people it has become evident that one could draw just about any conclusions one wants to suit his/her agenda or ideology. Even the High Priesthood [SCOTUS] flip flops from era to error on their interpretations. If I chose to, I could disect the Constitution and find perhaps a half dozen arguments to support my point of view, and if you had the inclination - I'm sure you could also - So lets leave the constitution out of this -shall we ? Let's think about
common human decency and mutual self respect
You're Right - It's not a nice thing to deny whole demographic groups their civil rights based on an argument that there are bad individuals within their group. Homosexuals however, are not a Demographic Group per se. They may be part of another Demographic Group, such as Whites, Blacks, Native Americans, Jews or what have you -but a mental disease does not constitute a Demographic group - it constitutes a disfunctional disadvantage , not only to the individual, but to the society at large.
Why would you deny equal rights to a gay man who isn't a child molestor, or who doesn't have a sexually transmitted disease?
State your definition of equal rights -
The right to marry another pervert - sure wtf , just get the fk outta my face with it Okay ?
The right to adopt Children ? Absofuckinglutely not ! At least in the case of Male Homosexuals anyway -
The right to donate Blood ? No way Jose, keep your diseases to yourselves !