[Ken Chin]

Some news items reported indications that the teen boy had been in an ongoing sexual relationship with the man for quite some time (and it appears it could be a case of accidental asphyxiation). This tragic outcome was not classifiable as a crime based on bias against a sexual orientation, so it could not be reported as one. A comparison would have to be made to instances wherein underage females were having sex with men, which happens too often.

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Name : Ken Chin, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : Asian, Age : 38, City : New York City, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Computer Programmer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Ken Chin]

Regarding response: ‘Gays have the right to pursue happiness. They just may be denied the right to marriage. What if torturing babies for fun made me happy? Should I be allowed to pursue that? Maybe, but the law does not have to permit it. Therefore, the right to pursue happiness seems to be different than making something legal for happiness’ sake.’ The right to happiness does not grant unrestricted authority/freedom, and the original writer surely did *not* think it did. She questions *where* a particular line has been drawn, not that lines need to be drawn. She was asking people to reason about civil marriages (and the attendant benefits, rights, and responsibilities) for a specific group of couples engaged in long-term, committed, mutually respectful relationships (she sees no sufficiently compelling justification for government to disallow such marriages). Her concern is neither reducible to a general issue of why freedoms are limited by laws, nor comparable to a narrow example of torturing babies.

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Name : Ken Chin, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : Asian, Age : 38, City : New York City, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Computer Programmer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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