in your own words........?

Question

as an american, how do same sex couples sit with you and how do you feel about gay marrage

Answer 1

Gay couples are ineligible for family memberships at businesses/attractions/etc. since they are not related.
Gay couples cannot file joint tax returns, and usually pay higher taxes than they would if they were able to marry.
If two gay people are in a committed relationship and one becomes ill, the other partner can be denied hospital visitation since they are not related.
If a gay partner dies, the surviving partner can inherit their estate but are taxed at the highest rate since they are not a spouse (and oftentimes lose their home due to the tax burden).
If a gay partner dies the surviving partner cannot receive pension or social security benefits, and if the surviving partner inherits a retirement plan it is also taxed because the surviving partner is not related.

Since there are some religious denominations that marry same sex couples, it is not a religious issue unless someone thinks that their religion is better than others and should be imposed on others.

It is an issue of discrimination, and discrimination of any kind is wrong.

Answer 2

Sit with me?

Well, usually I sit in the big brown chair and any couples who visit sit on the sofa.

Not quite sure why you need to know this.

Answer 3

Well we can't stop the queer folk from being a couple because that would make this a fascist type state. But marriage is for a man and woman. We should hold onto our traditions and not change them. They are what we are. Our traditions define us. I say the queer folk should be allowed some sort of union but NOT marriage.

Adoption should also be disallowed to them as a child needs a mother and father!

Answer 4

I am gay, so I feel great about gay marriage.