Nussbaum argues that most, if not all, discriminatory laws against the LGBT community are driven by a "politics of disgust".

Duh. And?

Next!

It may be "duh" but disgust isn't something that opponents of same-sex marriage don't explicitly identify as their reason for opposition. Basically, the opposition frames their position as supporting "traditional marriage" and "protecting marriage" and proponents waste a lot of energy on attacking false pretenses.

Yeah, disgust is such a primal emotion that it fuels "there oughta be a law!" sentiments, but it's completely worthless in that regard.

Case in point: Thinking about my heterosexual parents fucking disgusts me as much as thinking about gay anal sex disgusts Nancy Elliott—but the answer isn't to outlaw the disgusting act, but to not think about it.

Also, have you ever watched someone eat? It's almost as gross as whatever gross sex grosses you out the most. Let's outlaw it.

@3: Practically all murders, dictatorial reigns and deaths violent or otherwise are the direct result of the act of opposite-gender sexual pairings, which is why it's logical to ban such a thing as your parents doing the deed.

The solitary thing you can ban in this world to prevent the spread of all of society's woes is opposite-gender sexual pairings. It's common sense.

Putting your dick in excrement, putting your dick in Loveschild -- I'm not really seeing a significant difference there.

@4 Thats what we in constitutional law call an overinclusive remedy.

@6: And yet we ban marriage equality to "protect traditional marriage" and "save the children" without backing those statements up with anything more than scary could-be/would-bes.

8: Yeah, bestiality is super-duper gross, but for me, its illegality is most informed by matters of consent.

#8 How do you know that it isn't hurting the animals? I have to agree with #9. Since animals can't speak any human languages it's impossible for them to consent to sex with humans therefore all bestiatlity is tantamount to rape.

Speaking of differences between animals and humans, humans have supposedly "rational" thought. Disgust (and it's close cousin, fear) are emotions that logic should be able to get us past. If I can be honest, I find anal sex pretty disgusting myself, but logic tells me that's a reason for me not to engage in it not a reason for it to be illegal for people who do engage in it to get married. I mean anal sex isn't exclusive to the gay population (straight people do it too) nor is it, in fact, a requirement for being gay so it doesn't even belong in the conversation.