Rights? Allow people to have "rights"? He loses the entire argument, including the one against court mandated marriage, with that wording. If he had said "benefits" then maybe, but "rights"? No. Sometimes his inability to communicate can be exceedingly frustrating. And I also sometimes wonder if he has really even studied the issue. I don't expect him to have a lot of time, but it do expect him to associate himself with people to inform him thoroughly of the debate, terminology, and appropriate/effective arguments. He is just arguing against himself in this interview.
Your point is well-taken.