FOR GAY RIGHTS, BUT AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE?

There are many Americans who believe that homosexuals should have equal rights and enjoy life the same as heterosexuals do. Although, when it comes to the gay marriage many oppose. Over fifty percent of Americans are against same-sex marriage. But, over seventy-five percent of Americans are for gay rights. In retrospect, nearly every person that is against gay marriage is for gay rights. Marriage is a right, so why are Americans against it? Many argue that gay rights and gay marriage are amongst the most controversal battles in American culture for two main reasons. Many believe that the growing acceptance of homosexuality will begin to threaten the traditional Christian norms of sex and sexuality and that marriage is not only a cultural symbol, but is used to show how heterosexuals are privileged in American systems. If America considers itself to be "equal" and "fair" then why is it putting heterosexuals on a petastool and considering homosexuals less than equal citizens and unprivileged?