Exactly which rights do you want to withhold from Gay Couples, and which rights are you willing to allow?

Question

Many gay couples want full marriage rights because it allows for thousands of rights and responsibilities either not available or highly (often prohibitively) expensive to secure.

These rights & responsibilities are currently available for heterosexual couples for the price of a preacher and a marriage license.

If you oppose marriage for Same-Gender Couples, what rights are you wishing to withhold from them, and which rights are you more willing to allow them to exercise?

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There are at least 1,049 protections, benefits and responsibilities extended to married couples under federal law, according to a 1997 study by the General Accounting Office. Gay and lesbian couples in lifelong relationships pay higher taxes and are denied basic protections under the law. They receive no Social Security survivor benefits upon the death of a partner, despite paying payroll taxes. They must pay federal income taxes on their employer’s contributions toward their domestic partner’s health insurance, while married employees do not have to pay such taxes for their spouses. They must pay all estate taxes when a partner dies. They often pay significant tax penalties when they inherit a 401(k) from their partner. They are denied family leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. All American families deserve these crucial protections.

Answer 1

A list of fine examples of "Christian love" on here. Religion breeds bigotry always has, always will. Fundies will never get the difference between legal recognition of gay relationships and heterosexual marriage.

Answer 2

Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration -- there aren't "thousands" of rights & repsonsibilities, maybe a few dozen...

And heterosexuals don't need a preacher, they can get a civil marriage at city hall any time...

Civil marriages *will* at some point be available everywhere to everyone, heterosexual or homosexual. Equal treatment under the law is fundamental to our constitution, and since civil marriage is a legal status bestowed by the state, there is no justification for witholding it from *any* citizen capable of making an informed decision. The court cases just haven't caught up yet, that's all -- but it WILL happen.

As for religious marriage -- who cares? Bigoted churches can deny church marriages to anybody they want to, that has nothing to do with the law. Let 'em wallow in their bigotry for as long as they want to.

Answer 3

I'm not gay but I support gay marriage for one, and only one, reason: It will be good for the economy. Think of all the dollars that will change hands after a few years when the divorces start to be processed. The divorce lawyers will think they've died and gone to heaven. The real estate business will profit when the courts order homes to be sold. Furniture makers, movers, etc. and all the trickle down in the economy will be good for everybody--everybody except the gays that thought they wanted to be married.

I say let the gays be married and see what it's really like.

Answer 4

A civil union would give them all the benefits that they desire. Regardless of personal beliefs, marriage has always been husband and wife, man and woman. Why should values and traditions held dear by most people be torn apart because of a very small population? The needs of one or a few do not outweigh the needs of many.

Happy New Year.

Answer 5

Marriage is a religious institution.

Most of the time, homosexuals want to be married in a Christian church ceremony.

God's Word clearly says homosexuality is a sin, the same as lying, murder, theft, etc.

So, why do you homosexuals want to shove your beliefs into our religion? You are trying to force Christianity to change your sinful lifestyle as okay with God, and it isn't.

We Christians would feel the same if a group that lived a lifestyle that was sinful to God, and promoted themselves so they were identified strickly by that sin, tried to force us to accept their lifestyle as okay. So, we reject sin as being okay, not you as people. Don't try forcing us to accept your sins as acceptable.

Go get a civil ceremony marriage. The government may recognize it, but God won't.

And for those who do not the government to get involved in what goes on in our bedrooms, then stop bringing what you do in your bedrooms as an excuse for demanding more rights that you don't want the government to be involved in.

Answer 6

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It's amazing how otherwise rational people cannot think clearly when brainwashed by religious values. Most still think it's a choice. Who the hell would choose to be born gay?!?

Answer 7

General human rights-Love,peace,happiness;no problem

Marriage;No.Marriage is meant to be between a man & woman

Get a house:fine;them prospering is not a problem;although they may find to thier displeasure that they wont prosper becuase of their UNNATURAL sexual orientation

The main contention as always is God does not approve of same sex union. two negatives repel;two positives repel;but a positive and negative attract.Surely this should tell them that same sex union is NOT natural.

Answer 8

Homosexuals have exactly the same rights as anyone else. They can marry, they just can't marry each other. What they want are special rights.

Now that we have cleared that up, do you think it is man's law that stops two homosexuals from producing a child?

Answer 9

There is no such thing as gay people. God did not create gay people . They are just regular people who choose to commit sin.

Answer 10

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