Some argue for same-sex marriage in this Kantian way: to violate people's right to equal treatment and equal opportunity is to treat them merely as a means-to regard them as less than persons with full moral rights.Outlawing same-sex marriage denies gays and lesbians the equal treatment and opportunity they are due.A natural law theorist might reply that:

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In natural law theory, the rights to equal treatment and opportunity must be balanced with other goods, such as the promotion of the traditional family structure. Therefore, while gays and lesbians have moral rights, those moral rights must be balanced with other social goods. Outlawing same-sex marriage may be a way of promoting the traditional family structure, which is a cultural good, and thus may be justifiable in natural law theory.

Some Argue for Same-Sex Marriage in This Kantian Way: to Violate