If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred that a fellow human being can pour out for you, let a young mother hear you call dear baby 'it.'
T. S. EliotRead
To allow same-sex couples to adopt children and then to label their families as second-class because the adoptive parents are of the same sex is cruel as well as unconstitutional. Classifying some families, and especially their children, as of lesser value should be repugnant to all those in this nation who profess to believe in "family values."
Interpretation
What this quote means
Discriminating against same-sex families undermines the values of equality and family.
Stephen Reinhardt's quote emphasizes that labeling same-sex couples as inferior while allowing them to adopt is a form of cruelty and violates constitutional rights. It argues that all families, regardless of parental sexual orientation, should be respected and valued equally in society, highlighting the hypocrisy in professing family values while degrading certain family structures.
Themes
Same-Sex AdoptionFamily ValuesEqualityDiscriminationConstitution
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in advocacy speeches promoting LGBTQ+ rights.
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