it's for a school paper!
2006-12-04 14:15:58 · 29 answers · asked by simpleplan4evr7 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I'm all for it!
2006-12-04 14:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by i luv teh fishes 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
There is no legal basis to deny homosexuals the right to marriage. Denmark, the Netherlands and Canada all recognize gay marriage while Germany, France, Portugal, South Africa and Switzerland all recognize civil unions between gay couples. There is no political or legal justification why gay marriage should not be recognized in the United States.
The only arguments against gay marriage are based in religion and personal morals. Since there is supposedly a separation of church and state, this really shouldn't be an issue. Furthermore, one would think our society could learn from history and realize that the American minority group being openly persecuted will fight until they win.
I believe gay marriage will eventually be legally recognized in this country, but it will require significant effort on the part of the homosexual community. Since Federal laws outweigh State laws in this country, the independent victories in states that recognize civil unions are only a small step towards the overall goal of legal gay marriage throughout America.
2006-12-04 15:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by kycollegechick123 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm for it. You might want to do research & put in your paper the number of couples, gay & straight who stay together longer. I've noticed that when a gay couple let's just say are married they stay together so much longer than straight people do. I would bet money that when the all the states allow gay marriage the divorce rate will not even come close to the straight couples.
2006-12-04 16:30:54 · answer #3 · answered by gitsliveon24 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a good thing. It would create stability in the gay community and probably cut down on a lot of the promiscuity. I would love to marry my girlfriend of 4 years, because we are just as committed as any married couple we know of.
I don't think the government has the right to tell me who I can and cannot marry if it is a safe, sane and consensual contract. I would not go into a church that did not want to marry us and demand to be married. I just want to know that if I got into a serious accident, my wife could come and visit me without being barred by my parents or the hospital for not being "family". Or, if we adopt and (God forbid) one of us should die, the other would have the right to continue raising the child without her crazy anti-gay family trying to take our kid away from the only parent it still has.
2006-12-05 01:56:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am for allowing gay and lesbian couples to get married...even though I, personally, am not that excited about getting married. Marriage is not really a religious institution: it's a civil contract. Marriages are performed in churches and synagogues with the blessing of a God...but lots of people are just as married when they go to the courthouse...or to someone's living room...and have a justice of a peace or notary perform the ceremony. And that appears to be one of the big issues. Too many people believe their churches will have to host one of these weddings. Not true. We won't go into your churches and all we ask is you get your noses out of our bedrooms!
2006-12-04 14:44:51 · answer #5 · answered by FL LMT 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
absolutely, gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry. I am in a lesbian relationship and have been with my girlfriend for almost 5 years! Thats longer than most heterosexual marriges last. We have 2 beautiful, happy kids, a house, we both work and pay taxes, we should have all the rights and legal privildges that anyone else in our society does. If Brittany Spears can get married, so should we be allowed to, for gods sake.
2006-12-04 15:19:31 · answer #6 · answered by eve m 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My view is that all homosexual behavior is immoral. Having said that though, I do not think the government should be in the marriage business. God instituted the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman and that is how God defines it. This has always been the obvious understanding of what being married was. All that is needed is a man and woman with a pastor and a witness. The marriage page in the front of many Bibles signed by all parties is sufficient along with the ceremony declaring the sacred vows. If two homosexuals want to have their own private ceremony and call themselves married, then I am not going to loose sleep over it. God does not honor the "marriage" of two homosexuals. The true church of Christ must not honor the marriage of two homosexuals either.
2006-12-04 14:30:35 · answer #7 · answered by Heatmizer 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Love should not be restricted by whether you are male or female. Everyone should have the chance to experience the joy that I have in my marriage. I know people say it wouldn't be any different and they should just move in together and forget about marriage. My hubby and i lived together for 2 years and then got married...It mad our relationship seem more concrete and defined! Gay or not, that is important.
2006-12-04 14:20:58 · answer #8 · answered by country_girl 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think the concept of "marriage" needs to be changed to accommodate current trends in society. I think the union of two people of whatever persuasion should be legal and recognized by means of a civil ceremony anywhere in the country. A couple so united should have all the social benefits (e.g., taxes) that any other couple has. If the couple wants to have their union recognized in a religious ceremony, they need to belong to a spiritual organization (such as a church) that is prepared to accept such a union without reservation.
2006-12-04 14:27:57 · answer #9 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think gay marriage is fine...but I don't think you should marry another woman just for a school paper.
2006-12-04 14:20:54 · answer #10 · answered by You have 23 characters to work 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think it's wrong, marriage comes from Religion, it's a spiritual connection between a BRIDE & a GROOM. The sexual relationship between HUSBAND & WIFE is for mairital intimacy and creating new life, (which if you are gay you can't do), to which then they will be MOM & DAD.
BRIDE & GROOM
WIFE & HUSBAND
MOM & DAD
These are all things that have been part of marriage and family throughout history, and with gay marriage you can't have any of it. It would all be an illusion, an act, (invetrofertilization, adoption), I know there are these in straight marriges also, but, because something is medically wrong with either the MOM or dad to be, not because it's two of the same sex.
2006-12-04 14:28:33 · answer #11 · answered by creeklops 5 · 4⤊ 5⤋