when will gay marriage be legal??

Question

interracial marriage was once forbidden in our country....now as a society we would be outraged if interracial couples were denied this right.......when will gay rights be acknowledged??

Answer 1

That's an easy question, when the majority of the population of the U.S.A supports it. That will probably be in a few years when the children in our schools and such graduate and take control of the country and voting because they seem more exposed to homosexuality than any other generation. And exposure often leads to acceptance.
But you know it is already legal in places like Massachusetts and in Holland.

Answer 2

Because we no loner need a surge in the population, I'm going to guess the culture will soon allow it.
Once a major war has decimated our ranks, sometime in the next few hundred years, we will find a need to procreate in higher proportions. We will then see a resurgency of such anti-gay values as have plagued us for centuries. There have been many gay people who have tried to force themselves into heterosexuality, and have produced children.
Consider this the same as those who restricted intermarrying among religious groups. Marrying out means that the children will either not belong to the member's group, or, will be less liekly to fully embrace the religion. The religious group will lose ground that way, as every group needs to compete with every other. The most extreme example of the opposite philosophy is the Shakers. They were abstinent, and the only way they could gain any members was through conversion!!! You can see why they literally died out, said as it is to put that way.
Now that we devalue much of our world religions anyway, interreligious marriages are more common.
So are interracial marriages. We have enough of any one group that losing a few progeny to mixed marriages does not pose a large threat.

Answer 3

You're comparison is apples and oranges....I can't stand when people argue a point and use analogies that really are not examples of the point being made. As I wholly disagree with gay marriages I do believe in human rights. Marriage is a religious ceremony that really has been disgraced and abandoned....when gay people want to get married their purpose is for the rights of married people (i.e. tax benefits, aknowledgement, etc.). Fundamental christianity teaches that homosexuality is wrong...thus a marriage between homosexuals is wrong and should be forbidden. Now with that said since America feels that it would be a better country to leave religion out of government make marriage a personal choice in one's religion only and have civil unions for all. The way America is going (declining in all aspects of human compassion) it really doesn't matter. As long as one believes in what one believes and is a good person. Sorry for the long answer the fundamental part of your question however is gay rights....I believe there should never be gay rights. Why? There should not be any minority or majority rights. There are human rights and those rights should be shared by all...not just one group.

Answer 4

Well, I think those decisions should be made by local communities. I would not be in favor of state or federal regulations in this area. Many of the social problems we have today are caused by people trying to force their values on others. I believe that personal life-style decision should be left up to local communities. It is unrealistic and probably detrimental to try and force a homogeneous value system on a country as diverse as the USA. However, that is not stopping the far right or the far left from trying to use force (government regulation) to legislate their values on the whole country.

Answer 5

Gay marriage is legal today in Massachusetts - the only difference is that it is not sanctioned by any church, and you cannot move to another state (nor return to the state you came to Massachusetts from) and be legally married there
Shortly, in Rhode Island, there will be a civil ceremony of some design for gay couples that will be effective in the couples home state, or next state of residence.
Will gay marriage be legal one day, yes it will
This country cannot continue to call itself the Land of Liberty with Freedom and Justice for all, when it so clearly denies Justice to about 10% of its population.

Answer 6

NEVER. The Bible defines marriage as being between 1 man and 1 woman. This definition has worked for over 2000 years, and any attempt to redefine it won't work.

Next you'll want to allow marriages between 3 people, or 2 guys and a sheep.

Any combination other than 1 man and 1 woman cannot be married. But there is nothing to stop them from having whatever type of civil union or acknowledgment they choose. All they need is a lawyer to do the papers and they can set up all the rights states give to marrieds.

This argument of someone being DENIED something is TOTAL CRAP.

Answer 7

Gay Marriage is legal in Spain, The Netherlands and Belgium. I think its a joke.

Answer 8

nice point. Yeah, thats what I would like to know to. Gay people are like everyone else. My best friend is gay, he has a boyfriend and they wanna be married, so I'm all for it.

Answer 9

When God will recreate mankind and there will be no gender difference in any way - cast, colour, creed, beauty and either one will be as likely to concieve and have equal responsibility in every way.

Answer 10

It is in Cape Cod Kennedy's little liberal state that's known as Massachusetts, and there's no such thing as gay rights, sexual preferences are personal and should stay that way, thus the corruptament needs to butt out...