Do u think gay people should be able to get married without the laws banning it.?

Answer 1

absolutely yes

If no then all marriages should not be recognized by the states. Why should heteorsexual couples be able to have that special right recognized by the state and two consenting gay adults not have it?

Answer 2

I believe "marriage" is a position within the church. If one church believes the union of two men or two women is allowed then let them be married in that church. Likewise, another church may decide to not marry certain couples.

The problem with the entire situation is the state's drive to control a matter it doesn't need to worry about. Is it right that Britney Spears can run to Vegas and be married for less than a week and the two men who live down the street for 35 years cannot get the same tax break? No. Does the government need to be worrying who's doing what with who instead of working on an Immigration issue or protecting its citizens? No.

In short: Let the church decide who's "married" and the state should stay out of deciding what's "moral" or "right".

Answer 3

I think it's amazing all the people who will say no so quickly to this question. How many of those people actually know a gay couple? I'd invite you all over to dinner, to meet me and my partner who have been together for 7 years, and had our civil union 5 years ago. Feel free to come check out my 360 blog and see what kind of people we are before condemning us for loving each other.

Gay people should have the same rights heterosexual people do. It is not a church issue, it's a constitutional issue, and I believe this country is supposed to be based on freedom, and we are all supposed to have the right to 'life, liberty and the persuit of happniess'. Well, if that persuit includes marriage, I should be allowed to be married.

Answer 4

Yes.
I am a firm believer in equal rights and gay people should have the choice to marry if they feel fit. People always want to say that marriage is a holy thing, if it was why do people get divorced. I feel in the eyes of marriage being somewhat of a financial standing now that enables people to get tax breaks and better loans and so on.
Gay people are just the same as anyone else they just have a different sexual orientation.
It is against their rights as an American if we don't let them marry.

By the way I am not gay. I'm straight

Answer 5

Of course! (I'm a straight woman, by the way.) They are human beings and should be allowed the same freedoms that straight people have. Why should it be OK for a man and woman to get married just so one of them can get a green card? And a man can't marry another man, whom he loves, just because they are both men? It's not really fair, is it? If I marry another woman, how is that going to affect anyone else? You rednecks/religious nuts don't have to come to my wedding if you don't want to.

Gay people not being allowed to marry each other reminds me of when people of different colors weren't allowed to marry.

This is a horrible violation of human rights, and every gay and/or open-minded person should march in DC every day until something changes.

Answer 6

This is a tricky question, made more so because I have a close gay friend.

There should be a civil arrangement by which couples can enjoy all the benefits of legal marriage; it would be inhumane to do otherwise.

However, because I'm a snotty purist when it comes to the English language, I'd like to see it have another name.

I hope a loving and rspectful solution can be found to this unhappy situation.

P.S. Look at mathgirl's beautiful kitty!!!

Answer 7

Spritually and morally, they should not. But let us accept the reality that gay had been accepted and recognized in all sort of society nowadays, not only in America. And in fact, gay are humans too and they deserve to be happy, as long as no other parties are getting hurt, why not. Be practical, and to those gay couples, show to the world as an example, that both you can really be happy and live normal a life.

Answer 8

yes marriage is a contractual bond between 2 people and nowhere does its definition prohibit gay marriage

A marriage is a committed relationship between or among individuals, recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. This dual nature, a binding legal contract plus a moral promise, makes marriage difficult to characterize.

In one form or another, marriage is found in virtually every society. The very oldest records that refer to it speak of it as an established custom. Despite attempts by anthropologists to trace its origin (such as the hypothesis of primitive promiscuity), evidence is lacking.

In Western societies, marriage has traditionally been understood as a monogamous union between a man (husband) and a woman (wife), while in other parts of the world polygamy has been a common form of marriage. Usually this has taken the form of polygyny (a man having several wives) but a very few societies have permitted polyandry (a woman having several husbands).

1 a (1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage

Answer 9

NO!
Marriage is arranged and supported by the society to protect a family from intrusion - so the kids can grow up in an intact environment.

A "gay marriage" should not be supported by a society because gay couples cant reproduce and each society supporting that would die out like the dodos...

Answer 10

Gays and lesbians should be allowed the legal rights and responsibilities of marriage, but such a union should be given another name, so that people who are uncomfortable with the idea of gay/lesbian marriages can feel the tradition of marriage is preserved to heterosexual couples, without denying gay/lesbian couples their rights (esp. if a relationship should dissolve or one member of the partnership dies and wants to will their property over to the other, etc.). A gender neutral civil union will probably work and not upset the religious folks who I feel would only have their feelings inflamed over the issue and it may well create unwanted backlash ...

Answer 11

Absolutely not. I am not sure atheists should be married either. Marriage is an institution from God, any manipulation of that is sacrilegious, and just plain wrong. I really don't care who or what you screw, so long you don't try to tarnish the image of marriage. I am not against some sort of domestic union, giving people certain rights(shared health care, etc.), but for God's sake don't mess with marriage. We are doing it God's way, and that's how it should be.