There is a difference here, which I think you're aware of, but ignoring. The legal concept that we're discussing here is something called a protected class. Pr

There is a difference here, which I think you're aware of, but ignoring. The legal concept that we're discussing here is something called a protected class. Protected classes are generally things that are intrinsic to who you are--age, skin color, gender, and so on. While I am aware that some people do not agree with this statement, the majority, both within the medical community and outside it, acknowledge at this point that you do not "decide" to be gay; you are gay. Just like I do not decide to be white, a man, or have blond hair. Conversely, you absolutely do decide to be a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, or a member of the KKK; those are views you are taking that are not inherently something you cannot change. These can and should be treated differently, and we do treat them that way in law.