Many people believe that gay marriage is a fundamental human right. Never mind that the Constitution does not list it as such, never mind that the UN Declaration of Human Rights does not list it either. Adding to the evidence against this idea comes a decision from the European Court of Human Rights, as reported by the BBC.

"European nations are not legally obliged to allow same sex marriages, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled."

"Two Austrian men brought a case to the court saying their fundamental rights were breached because Austria does not recognise same sex marriage.But the court said there was no Europe-wide consensus on the issue."

"There are 'deep rooted social and cultural connotations which may differ largely from one society to another' the court said."

Source:

"European human rights court rejects gay marriage bid", BBC, June 25th, AD 2010, found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10421628, accessed July 14th, AD 2010.