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Homosexuals and heterosexuals are "equally normal" and there are only two ways of having the government recognize that - a) get out of the marriage business and stop setting social policy through the tax code or b) recognize all codified relationships as equal as they relate to access to benefits under the tax code.
Unless we want to redefine "normal", it isn't possible to argue that homosexuality is normal, let alone "equally normal".
nor·mal
ˈnôrməl/Submit
adjective
1.
conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
"it's quite normal for puppies to bolt their food"
synonyms: usual, standard, ordinary, customary, conventional, habitual, accustomed, expected, wonted; More
antonyms: unusual
(of a person) free from physical or mental disorders.
2.
technical
(of a line, ray, or other linear feature) intersecting a given line or surface at right angles.
3.
MEDICINE
(of a salt solution) containing the same salt concentration as the blood.
CHEMISTRYdated
(of a solution) containing one gram-equivalent of solute per liter.
4.
GEOLOGY
denoting a fault or faulting in which a relative downward movement occurred in the strata situated on the upper side of the fault plane.
noun
noun: normal; plural noun: normals
1.
the usual, average, or typical state or condition.
"her temperature was above normal"
informal
a person who is conventional or healthy.
2.
technical
a line at right angles to a given line or surface.
Origin
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘right-angled’): from Latin normalis, from norma ‘carpenter's square’ (see norm). Current senses date from the early 19th century.
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Now don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing that anything that isn't "normal" is wrong, but I think enough words have been abused for the sake of homosexuality already and that we shouldn't add "normal" to the list of words that must be redefined in order to appease.