I'm writing an essay about the differences and similarities of these two rights, the successes and failures, a summary of (who,what,when,where,why and how), and a brief timeline of events, explaining the outcome/accomplishments... I'm not sure what to put
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There is no "right" to be gay. Most of the prattle you hear about rights comes because people don't know what they are talking about. Right means straight up, square, correct, the strong arm, a legal privilege. The common meaning to all those things is strength. You have a right to life, but only if you are strong enough to cling to it. You have a right to the space you occupy, but only if you are strong enough to defend it. You have a right to own property, but only if you can guard it from all attackers. You may obtain the services of a champion to defend your rights, or create a government for that purpose, but of course the champion's loyalty might become a concern, and governments always eventually renege on the contract. When the government gets involved, there is no distinction between rights and special privileges, and people forget what the words are supposed to mean.