Because what I think you said would be thoughtlessly elitist.
Some Democrats, circa 1960:
"If we permit blacks the privilege of equality, then we'll (gasp) lose the southern Democrats! Damn those uppity blacks for thinking they have the right to be equal! They are endangering us with their foolish demands!"
I don't think, believe, or act in that manner. If you do, then that's your really bad dog; you bought it, and you own it. Careful...it costs a fortune to feed, and it bites. And the bites often cause serious chronic infections.
As a legal adult, I do not consider the ability to have my marriage legally recognized as a privilege, nor do I view my right to maintain employment regardless of my sexual/gender orientation as a privilege.
These would be privileges in a monarchy, or a dictatorship. But they are rights in any system resembling a democracy.
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