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It turns out that every single US citizen has exactly the same right to get married. If that wasn't the case, the 14th amendment would have been invoked to overturn unconstitutional laws long ago.

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No, they don't.

Anne has the right to marry Bob.
John does not have the right to marry Bob.
The ONLY reason John does not have the right to marry Bob is because of his gender.

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what he means is that a man can only marry a woman, eg a straight man can't marry another straight man, he can only marry a woman.

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I know what he was trying to say. It was the EXACT SAME argument that was tried when there were laws against inter-racial marriage. Everyone had the same rights (i.e. to only marry those in their race.) This argument was denounced by the court.