How do you feel about gay marriage and why?

Answer 1

i feel it should be allowed. it would save alot of money for couples. you know health ins. taxes and such, for write offs

Answer 2

As a Pagan and a Historian I honestly don't understand the problem. Jewish law forbids male homo-sexuality, and Christian law forbids non-procreative sex, but what does that have to do with the rest of us? Lifelong heterosexual monogamy is only one form of the many types of marriage that have existed throughout time, it's not even one of the more common or success full forms, look at the U.S. divorce rate, not to mention all the cheating spouses. The only thing that made that kind of marriage common was the fact that women were economically dependent on men, now that this has changed, a husband is seen by many women as just one option of many. A glance ot social customs world wide will show you nations which had no problem with same sex or plural marriage, both polygamy and polyandry, line marriages (some of those lasted for centuries), even marriages with expiration dates that had to be regularly renewed, like a drivers license. The key thing is that gays cannot achieve the same legal rights as a het couple, inheritence, child custody, etc. That is discrimination, worse it is religion-based discrimination, same sex marriage is illegal because it was banned by the Pope around the 10th century, and all European laws reflected Church law. U.S. law was derived from British Common Law, except in Louisiana which is based on the French, and still reflects it's Catholic origins. The Gay Marriage ban is a prime example of Congress making a Law Which Recognizes and Respects One Church over All Others, and which the Supreme Court has held, by it's inaction, to be allowable under the 1st Ammendment. That's the same precedent the Religious Reich is using to try and re-institute compulsory participation in Christian Church Services by non-Christians in public schools, but that's a separate issue.

Answer 3

I believe that same sex marriage should be lawful in every way. What the LGBTIQ community pushes so hard for is equality, not second best.

Saying that a heterosexual couple can marry but a same sex couple can only have a "civil union" is still unfair. As long as they are both consenting adults then what is the harm done? Are they imposing on the rights of heterosexual couples? No. Are they slandering the sanctity of marriage? No. The only people who would object to all of this that I have written or will write are those who follow a religion that doesn't grant homosexual people the same respect that others are privy to.

People don't marry to procreate. They marry to share the rest of their lives with the one person that they love. It's not a question of children. Heterosexuals procreate with AND without marriage. Fifty years go this wasn't so common-place but today it is. If heterosexuals can marry as a symbol of their love and devotion to each other then why should anything else matter? This world is overcrowded with children. Turn on your television for an hour and you'll see an adorable child from a third world country begging for a nice family to take them in. Love makes a family. Not a man and a woman. If a homosexual couple wanted their own child then there are ways and means of doing that also. I remember in a youth group a few years ago I was told that two women can actually concieve a child; not with sperm but with science. The child will always be female because of the chromosomes. For males there is always adoption, donation et cetera. Being gay doesn't make you infertile. Being straight doesn't make you fertile either.

For those who will argue this question from the religion aspect: religion is a choice. You align yourself with the church, temple, mosque etc that your beliefs are closer to. Being homosexual is not a choice. Sexuality is a piece of the puzzle that makes human beings who we are.It is a piece of the puzzle however and not the whole picture. We all bleed red, love and nurture so why can't this be recognised in a legal way? As I said before: love makes a family.

Answer 4

So Suspendor thinks it's an issue of language because "it's not fair", oh please grow up, language evolves.

Rabbit wouldn't know the facts of history if they bit him in the butt. Rome and Greece both allowed marriage, in fact marriage was originally a pagan ceremony, but then why let facts stand in the way of your lack of knowledge.

As for the question at hand, Canada already has marriage for gays and guess what? Society didn't end, lightning and brimstone did not fall from the sky, a heavenly host did not descend and smite the gays, and Families still exist. So much for the much vaunted destruction of the world because of gay marriage.

There are more important things to worry about now, get over it already.

Answer 5

At this point in my life, I don't really want to get married, and used to be apathetic towards gay marriage, but now I realize that many people do want to get married for both financial and commitment reasons and I feel that it should be legalized.

I also feel that the "it violates the sanctity marriage" argument is a joke. I think that if the sanctity of marriage ever existed, it was killed along time ago by people who have had multiple weddings and marriages of convenience.

Answer 6

I just recently found these quotes in "The Third Secret" by Steve Berry that sum up my feelings quite well - "Marriage is a sanctified state. It's love knows no boundaries. What the heart feels is genuine no matter to whom or why, and God has placed no limit on what makes a sound union. Know well that happiness is the only real test of love."......."Why persecute the man or woman who loves differently from others? Such persecution does not please the Lord. Know that marriage is to be shared by all without restriction. Anything contrary is the folly of man; not the word of the Lord...."

Answer 7

I am 100% in support of gay marriage. For one thing, it has no effect on straight unions whatsoever. Sanctity of marriage? Please, have you seen the divorce rates? Straight people are not good at being married, and are taking this priveledge for granted. This issue is religous, not political.

Furthermore, it's good for the economy. Married couples are taxed more. Health care coverage is available for spouses. And if you are with someone for a very long time, when they die, that retirement money should go to the person the deceased viewed as their life partner, to pay for mutual debts incured, and also to help the surviving loved one maintain a life.

Bottom line is: This is love, and this is real. It should be recognized and embraced. If you find someone to love, and that person loves you back, we should all be happy for them. Gay or straight.

Answer 8

I don't believe in marriage period. It's just a piece of paper that's hard as heck to get out of....My partner and I of 14 years don't need a piece of paper to be in love and together....but regardless of how I think, I think gay marriage should be. It was on the news the other night that heterosexual marriages are becoming extinct.

Answer 9

I feel gay marriage should be legalize. If gay people getting married does effect me in any way I'm all for it. And, marriage is about love. Would you not want to be to married to someone you love deeply? I would. Would you?

Answer 10

I think any TWO taxpayers should be allowed to marry; given that they are both of legal age. I do NOT believe the church should have to perform this marriage nor that the word "marriage" necessarily be used.
This is an equality issue and not a religious one. I want the church to be able to refuse to peform gay marriages; our government however should not adopt an Iran-style theocratic stance on this issue.
People deserve to be happy, regardless of sexual orientation. It is inhumane to deny happiness to two people because you disagree with the way they were born. And if you think sexuality is a choice, you absolutely must justify your own bisexuality and explain how you fight your homosexual urges. At what age did you choose your sexuality?

Answer 11

well i don't see why people still want to get married at all, this is a very old fashioned tradition...i don't really see the need to protest so much about it...

but if a gay couple wants to get married, i don't see any reason why they shouldn't. i can't believe that in the 21st century with all the discoveries and the scientific revolution people still hold prejudice agains gay couples.
they should get generally the same rights as heterosexual couples do!
If keeping tradition and getting married is important to a couple, then why should they be held back?
they are not inferior in any way to heterosexuals