2006-11-04 22:15:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
thank you tina and samurai. i am a gay man who has been with my bf for over 3 yrs and i cannot take advantage of his insurance coverage and would not be able to have the rights of a spouse when and if he got hurt. and that sucks!
2006-11-04 22:22:54 · update #1
Gays should have the same rights as straight couples..if they are 2 people who love each other who cares what they do in the bedroom? My rights are not governed by what I do in the bedroom!
2006-11-04 22:18:37 · answer #1 · answered by th25tina 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
sure, why not? homosexuality is a religious quibble not a legal one. Everyone deserves equal rights.
Ah, I see your dilemna! There was a similar issue recently with common-law spouses as well I beleive. As I recall after a certain amount of time, common-law spouses are entitled to the same rights and priveldges as a legally married spouse. I think partly what you are moaning about is kind of an old throw back to traditional values where the man worked and the women tended the kids and the house. If the man was injured or killed, the woman (ie the house and offsrping) had to be taken care of. With gay marriages without the homophobia bit, I think some people just don't men need to covered in the same fashion because they are afterall men who are capable to look after themselves unlike the frail flower that is woman (according to this outdated way of thinking). I think house husband with bread-winning wives still face prejudice for going against tradition.
2006-11-05 06:18:57 · answer #2 · answered by samurai_dave 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not just the same rights but also the same responsibilities. If a gay couple wants to be married, they should be allowed to marry, but if it doesn't work out, they should also have to go through the same process that a straight couple has to go through. You want the rights you have to also accept the responsibilities.
2006-11-05 08:39:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not just, yet the cost to business and society will be incredible. President Bush and some others want the end of the push for "Marraige" to be redefined. That's fair.
At the same time, the options available in businesses should be chosen by the business, not the government. If they want to give a bonus to all people in their company that wear purple hats, they should have that choice, as long as it isn't impossible for people to do and it related directly to the job (such as a hat manufacturer who wants to display his wares).
When gays and lesbians are not allowed to participate in certain programs, it is not usually based on job performance, and state governments don't always recognize civil unions of such couples, nor employers recognize the unions even if the state does. This is unjust.
Yet, imagine the immense cost to businesses, either forcing a serious increase in all costs of goods and services to YOU, as they suddenly have to cover all the insurance and benefits of people with same-sex relationships; or worse, simply drop the benefits for everyone so they can afford to stay in business; OR WORSE, go out of business because the government forces them to give such benefits to everyone without raising their prices because people have started thinking of benefits as "RIGHTS" (they aren't).
No matter which way, society loses big.
It has to happen. It will happen. It's just that the saner individuals with awareness of the problems it will create are trying to ease it in rather than demand it by mandate.
Yet, we need those like yourself to keep speaking up!
Seems contradictory, but that's how a democracy works.
Keep speaking up, all sides.
2006-11-05 07:51:55 · answer #4 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Gays should definitely have the same rights as others, because we have the freedom to form our own families through our love and commitment and the rights that go with those family values.
Many people don't have families that are close at all, and we depend upon creating a family of choice in order to experience love, intimacy and securities.
Financial rights and responsibilities, health care decisions, etc should be made by those we love and those who love us in return. It' about the basics of humanity.
2006-11-05 06:36:50 · answer #5 · answered by Cub6265 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Certainly they should have the same everything any other American citizen has. Americans win together and suffer together, why should we leave out a large group of our citizens. There are so much more important items in this country than who one sleeps with.
2006-11-05 10:14:35 · answer #6 · answered by firewomen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think they should have the same rights as straight couples. If they did have the same rights, I can't see that it would hurt me or anyone else. Why not?
2006-11-05 06:19:46 · answer #7 · answered by Daisy 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. You are all a threat to America and its values, don't you listen to our president?
Truthfully, by all means. I support you and all who "choose" to live any lifestyle they want. It's only people with small closed minds who try to legislate morals for everyone. Marriage is about love, not gender. I'm not gay, I'm not a Democrat, but I do believe our government should keep its nose out of our bedrooms and out of our morals. I'm old enough to make choices for myself. Long live freedom of choice. Get out and vote.
2006-11-05 07:16:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No. "Gay" belongs as a thing of shame. It belongs in the closet. The more it becomes legitimized in our society, the more our society will fail and encounter large problems. You gotta be careful. God doesn't slap you into correction right away. He waits.
2006-11-05 11:29:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes I do, for one reason.... then they can put their -partner on their insurance and save the tax payers billions in aids treatments
2006-11-05 06:21:49 · answer #10 · answered by Jo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋