At the outset, we state again that the special protected class status and advantages in question are not the fundamental rights and protections guaranteed to all Americans under the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court has clearly ruled that citizens may benefit from all fundamental rights and protections without possessing special, protected class status, which is reserved for truly disadvantaged, politically powerless and obviously distinct minorities, under strict Court-established criteria (see below).

Thus, this paper will present the significant civil rights grounds that may compel society to reject legislation granting special advantages to gays. First, we will prove that gays do not qualify for special class protections historically given to disadvantaged minorities and that awarding those protections to gays would result in significant harm to legitimate minorities. Second, we will make clear that gays are not, in fact, in any sense, a disadvantaged minority class, but an affluent, powerful special interest attempting to "hijack" civil rights status for even more gain. Third, we will demonstrate that granting gays protected class status would result in dangerous abuse of the fundamental rights of all Americans. Fourth, we will refute commonly-heard, groundless arguments advanced in favor of special class advantages for gays.

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