Quote Originally Posted by Gavin Luper View Post
It's a valid point. The legalised murder of homosexuals in about half the countries in the world is not systematic like Hitler's regime, but it still denies basic human rights (i.e. the right to live) to a group based on a single trait of their identity. Comparisons to Hitler can be hyperbolic and hysterical at times; however, this is a pretty direct correlation. Forget comparisons of scope and scale; and I'm not saying Perry wants to exterminate homosexuals ... or at least, that he has any real intention of ever doing that. Nor have I seen any signs that the number of homosexuals murdered overseas resembles anything near what happened under the Third Reich. What I AM comparing is the disregard of human rights for a group of people: he is essentially saying he is not troubled by this, which makes him contemptible in my book (and most decent human beings').
The thing is, when it comes to sexuality we all disregard human rights to a extent, comparisons to anyone on that level is rather absurd. Yes he probably wants to deny homosexuals the ability to marry. But it is hard to argue that is a human right, as we deny that to so many other sexualities, that it really ceases to become a "Human right" and more a privileged that you gain after reaching certain conditions.