Your opinion on gay marriage?

Question

Are bans unconstitutional?
Is homosexuality unethical?

I know where I stand on the issue, and I wondered what views other people had on these questions that need answering. I know peoplewho have very narrow minded views of homosexuality, and I wanted to know if most of the public shared in these views.

Answer 1

I have put considerable thought into the issue of same-sex marriage, and why people object to it. My reflection has brought about other questions relating to the topic, the primary being, are we all equal as American citizens? That is, should our citizenship be enough to grant us all the same legal rights, or should some other qualifying standard be met?

I have been looking at the issue of same-sex marriage from a civic, secular lens, and I can find no secular or rational reason to deny same-sex couples the legal benefits and protections of marriage. I believe that if a government is going to extend legal protections to couples wishing to formalize their relationship, then it should extend those protections to all couples. To do otherwise is discrimination, plain and simple.

Which raises the earlier question, should our citizenship as Americans be sufficient to allow all people to have access to the same rights?

If the Constitution is still the supreme law of this land, then the answer to that question should be simple, and the real question
concerning same-sex marriage should not be “should it be allowed”, to which the answer is clearly “yes”, but rather, what is the proper vehicle in a civic society to allow same-sex couples the same amount of participation and protection in that society. Be it “marriage”, “civil union”, or some other term, same-sex couples deserve the same legal benefits and protections, as well as the basic human dignity and acceptance that those protections and benefits convey, that heterosexual couples are given as an unquestioned, unconditional right.

Answer 2

It's straight forward to me. If I am in a loving relationship with ANYONE I want to know that if anything were to happen to me that my partner would be entitled to benefit from my estate. If opposite couples can have it as an entitlement then why not same sex. All this questioning and counter arguments I find (as is so often the case in politics) to be distracting and beside the point. The point is that this is a basic human rights issue nothing to do with political bandwagons or christian organisations desperately trying to get some form of publicity. It is about us having the freedom of choice to choose who are partner is and being able to know that in the eyes of the law and state my partner has the same rights as anyone else. The rest of it is just hot air.

Answer 3

being a gay or lesbian is a curse to humankind. these are a biggest sin on this earth. being a gay or lesbian is completely un-natural. god created both male and female in such a way so that they can bring new life to earth which is so very important for the existence of human spiey. being a gay or lesb doesn't mean that anyone love a person of his/her own sex. it shows that a person is not capable of having natural sex. we all know that the ultimate aim of sex is satisfaction, which can be achived even through self stimilation , the what's the need of a partner. as a human we all have some responsibilities. gay and lesbian sex both are completely un-natural. if everyone would become gay or lesb then how would a new life come to this earth. these are more of a fashion due to incapability and shyness. we all should discourage it.

i know my answer will not be chosen as the best answer because the person who asked the question is himself a gay.
but this is a reality which i have written.

Answer 4

I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with homosexuality or gay marriage. Gay marriage shouldn't be banned in my opinion. If a homosexual person wants to get married let that person be and let them get married. Anyone who supports this unofficial ban on gay marriage is a narrow-minded fool. But what do I know I am 12.

Answer 5

Well, what exactly is your view, dear? Care to share? And True Light, if that's the case, then so is eating shellfish, dealing with blood(I'm in nursing), sleeping with someone NOT your husband, eating pork(have you REALLY read the Bible? After all, the ancient Greeks and Romans were in it and they practiced homosexuality with NO problems and the Bible has some Greek words in it as well..so are you gay for reading the "good book"?), etc...so guess what darlings? WE'RE all going to Hell because we've ALL sinned. Now that's my view. We want to have the right to love, raise our families, and live the "American Dream" just like everyone else without fear, intimidation, and hatred. 'Nuff said. Quit picking out Scriptures to justify hate and stop speaking for God. I got a Scripture for you. How can you love someone that you cannot see, but hate your brother whom you see everyday? Hmm. Something to ponder.

Answer 6

Love happens. People who are in love and want to be together should be allowed to marry. I don't care if churches don't marry them, but they should be allowed to marry legally. If it is banned completely because it is against the bible, isn't that violating the separation of church and state? It has been proven and proven again that it isn't a choice and it is natural. Other countries that have legalized gay marriage haven't been destroyed. Hetero marriage hasn't gone away. All the excuses are just that, lame excuses from people who need to learn the truth. Do the research before you decide what is right. All people should have the same rights.

Answer 7

Marriage is, by definition, a man and a woman.
If it's not hetero, it's not marriage.
I don't doubt the commitment of the two people involved or think it is in any way wrong for them to be together, ( I like the "judge not" method in religion) I just think it should be called something else.

If you have accepted the "alternative lifestyle" why is the first thing you want to do one of the most conventional of social traditions?
I just don't get that.

Answer 8

How can be unethica something natural?

It doesn't matter if the homosexuality is a mental condition or natural as the soul itself...

Is what it is, and who are we to be against that?!

We are going to allow it just because we don't like?

So that better we did not take care of being better people, better parents, so that our children do not suffer for being different?

Maybe they are just different because there parents didn't worry if being GOOD parents...

Answer 9

It really doesn't bother who gets married to who. I've seen some gay couples that belong together more then some straight couples who treat each other like crap. What other people do in the bedroom is none of my business.

What I find most disgusting is when men (or women) who claim themselves as christians whom cheat relentlessly on their spouses and feel they can comdemn gay lifestyle.

Answer 10

How do you define "narrow-minded views"? Isn't the view that you are right and everyone else is automatically "narrow-minded," and thus somehow intellectually inferior to you, actually a pretty narrow-minded (not to mention arrogant) view in itself?