Do you prefer to be married or join in civil unions. Or satisfied with either.
2006-10-26 02:56:36 · 17 answers · asked by danicolegirl 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I'd prefer "married", but at this point it's like splitting hairs.
2006-10-26 03:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by Phedre D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The mistake that people make is in assuming that a civil union is equal to being married. It's not. Civil unions don't necessarily grant unto the couple the same rights as marriages. Where they come close, it's simply a way of placating more conservative others saying "they're not really married."
Equality must mean complete equality; otherwise it's simply a way of segrating further the GLBT comunity.
Telling people whom they can marry is simply a means of exercising control over a class or group of people that the 'majority' finds undesirable in some way. It has happened to Women, Blacks, Jews, Native Americans, Orientals, and now to Middle Easterners. Always, it has happened to the GLBT community (at least in this culture). Because we're smaller, because it's not a crime to discriminate against us, because beating us is acceptable in some groups, we haven't made the headway that some other groups have; but we're beginning to.
When we have the same rights as human beings in this country, then might be terminology somewhat moot. But for right now, marriage is the only permissible option for me. Civil unions are simply a bone thrown in the back yard for the chained dog to chew on. It's not equivalent to true civil rights.
--Dee
2006-10-26 10:37:38 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't ever want to get married, but that is just a personal choice. However, equal is equal and fair is fair. Civil Unions may offer the same benefit as marriage, but there is an implication that they mean something less than marriage does. It is unacceptable to offer gays a devalued option. There should be equal rights for everyone NOW!
2006-10-26 10:05:14 · answer #3 · answered by Eli 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I want equality. If the legal recognition of heterosexual marriage is abolished and replaced with civil unions, I'd be happy to have those equal rights available to me. Failing that, I won't be satisfied until we have equal marriage: if you try to call it equal rights, but have seperate names for the two groups of people, we all know about how long those systems will stay "equal".
2006-10-26 23:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by Atropis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Equal rights means marriage, but at this point I'd settle for a civil union if it means we are one step closer to equality.
2006-10-26 11:02:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Civil unions are all that we need to provide us with equal protection under the law. Marriage is a religeous thing, and should be between people and their church.
2006-10-26 11:51:43 · answer #6 · answered by irongrama 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I refuse to accept "Civil Unions."
SEPERATE BUT EQUAL IS NEVER EQUAL!
Really it's that simple.
"Civil Unions" are just a "PC" way to justify continued discrimination.
2006-10-26 10:09:08 · answer #7 · answered by DEATH 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't care what it's called as long as it included all the spouse rights as written in the laws. There are thousands of laws that specifically refer to spouse rights. I don't want to take anything away from anyone, I just want to be included.
2006-10-26 10:56:53 · answer #8 · answered by pammy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to marry my man some day.
2006-10-26 10:10:39 · answer #9 · answered by jrayhp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who really cares what you call it
or where you do it
as long as it shows you love for one another
and shows your commitment to the rest of your life being together
remember love comes before anything
we really all need to think before we join our lives together
and remember marriage is for ever not just one day it is for the rest of your life
i think we should come up with our own name for it
we seem to be good at stealing words for the gay community
2006-10-26 10:12:01 · answer #10 · answered by Zara3 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋