2007-01-21 14:08:55 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
It is their right and personally i dont have a problem with it.
2007-01-21 14:11:01 · answer #1 · answered by Kyle 3 · 8⤊ 3⤋
Gay couples cannot file joint tax returns, and usually pay higher taxes than they would if they were able to marry.
If a gay couple is fortunate enough to have an employer to offer health benefits to a partner, the partners benefits are taxed since the partner is not a family member.
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.
2007-01-21 14:17:42 · answer #2 · answered by χριστοφορος ▽ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's very interesting that you asked if gays and lesbians should have the legal rights.
Since we are all equal under the law, we should all have the same rights. Marriage is a binding contract and therefore two men or two women whould be entitled to enter into such legal contract.
2007-01-21 19:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way that the laws are written presently doesn't
support same sex marriages. The basis of marriage
in the US is derived from Judao-Christian laws. In
order to change this we would have to deviate from the
definition marriage. If we are to eliminate all religion
from government than there wouldn't be a problem. But
if we are going to support the law from Christian standpoint, it would be pointless to condone to same
sex marriage since these laws don't recognize it.
Marriage would need to be reduced to a contractual
situation between 2 , 3 etc people. Then it would
not descriminate against others as well, such as
mormons, Islamics etc.
2007-01-21 14:16:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there are several good answers here.
I would like to add...
Yes. They should be alowed to marry.
I think that anyone should have the legal right to marry whom ever they choose and how ever many they chose and have the same legal rights as today's couples.
So if a man wants a few wives or if a woman wants a few husbands or if even she wants a wife or two
We should not interfere.
The notion of family should be extended both legally and in society at large.
2007-01-21 14:32:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Why not? I think that two people that love each other should be able to make a legal commitment so that they can be protected under the definition of spouse. This would allow them all the same rights that any other married person is entitled to such as inheritance, substitute decision making, benefits etc.
2007-01-21 14:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by Deirdre O 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, and if you did not know that, gay people are already getting married, every day, in several parts of the world.
2007-01-21 15:10:30 · answer #7 · answered by kevin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow... what is wrong with these people answering? comparing homosexuality with things like bestiality and child molestation... give me a break!
yes, i support the legal recognition of gay marriage. i find it annoying to see and hear religious people get up in arms about it, because it has nothing to do with them. everyone forgets that your glorious church wedding doesn't mean squat to the government if you haven't gone to the courthouse and signed that piece of paper. church and state are separate.
2007-01-21 16:00:51 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have the right to marry! They just have to marry a person of the opposite sex.
2007-01-21 15:00:00 · answer #9 · answered by iraqisax 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Why should the definition of marriage be changed to accomodate an unhealthy lifestyle?
What if people wanted to marry two people, or their dogs, or their family members? Why should the definition of marriage be changed for any of these things?
Marriage wouldn't be marriage any more.
2007-01-21 14:30:42 · answer #10 · answered by nursep 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes I do. As our nation is founded upon the separation of church and state, gays should have the legal right to marry. whether this union is recognized by the church is up to each individual church, BUT the government cannot make things illegal because of religious viewpoints. it's not constitutional.
2007-01-21 14:13:12 · answer #11 · answered by leos_mama 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋