[ashleyn]

>There is no way for everybody to have everything they want. We make compromises that hopefully allow us to live in a more globally optimized world.

Perhaps not but the best we can do is uphold individual liberty and empower individuals to make their own choices (and deal with the consequences). This entails not arrogantly projecting fallacious assumptions codified into law, such as how women "need" men or that homosexuality is a choice.

[rwcarlsen]

Not discussing any of the particular subjects you bring up, but in general most individual/personal things that people think don't affect others have an unfortunate way of actually affecting others.