What is Marriage?

Wolfson uses this case to illustrate that a group that is even more of a minority and less deserving of the right to marry has been granted the right to marry. He uses this particular example to point out how unfair the system is as he sees it. Prisoners, who are deemed morally unfit to function in civilized society are allowed to marry. What does this say about homosexuals when many of them (like the ones referenced in this article) behave exactly as society expects them too - with the obvious exception being that they are gay. It is therefore peculiar that decent, upright members of society are passed over when it comes to certain rights and the same rights are given to individuals who have failed at their chance to live within society. Wolfson uses this specific example for this very reason. He wants us to begin to question how ethically corect we find these circumstances. There are Americans who support gay-marriage; there are Americans who oppose gay-marriage; there are Americans who feel every perceivable point in between the two extremes. Regardless of which side we fall on, I doubt any of us support criminals. Therefore, how can a society grant certain rights to a group that we can all agree on are deserving of less rights (for our own safety) and deny rights to a group that functions in society?