I have my own opinion on this, but i am not going to share it. I want to know what the majority of a diverse group of people want.
2007-02-02 10:54:44 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Yes they should. The marital status of someone that I do not know doesn't effect my life at all.
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.
These are some instances of people being treated differently because the government says that they cannot get married. There are over 1,000 legal rights and responsibilities that are conveyed by the government for marriage.
Since there are some religious denominations that marry same sex couples, it is not a religious issue at all; it is a civil issue. When the government says that you cannot marry another adult because they are not the right sex, that is discrimination.
2007-02-02 11:14:55 · answer #1 · answered by χριστοφορος ▽ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is two issues. it really is a ceremony complete in a church with religious meaning, and likewise a civil contract sharing wealth, youthful children, etc. those who are not married can might want to be ready to enter an an same civil contract, like for instance 2 widows who opt to purchase an area of abode mutually and be companions yet now no longer always sexual companions. this is in uncomplicated words a subject of equality decrease than the law. i think we agree on that area. you may want to call that 'civil union' or 'civil marriage'. yet besides, i understand there are gay-pleasant church homes. If some church makes a call that it really is theology facilitates gays to marry, then how might want to the state intervene with that? Does the state have the right to declare that church homes can not outline 'marriage' for themselves? wisely, Christians who say a wedding ceremony desires to be between someone and a lady, who're they to inform -different- church homes what they don't look to be ready to do?
2016-10-17 04:54:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most def...without a doubt. If two people love each other they should be able to express their love just like everyone else without limitation. I am not in lesbian relationship, and I do have a boyfriend, but I feel if we( a woman and man) can express our love for each other freely, well why can't a woman and a woman, or a man and a man, express their love the same way.
2007-02-02 12:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by FUDGEMS 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES we should! I'm a lesbian, and my wife and I fell in love in 2004, and we just tied the knot in Deceomber. Of course, it is not legally recognized in our state...yet. But true love is still very real in the bonds of deep love between two human beings. She is my soulmate and I don't really care if the religious groups approve of it or not. Not all of us are christians, so you can't force your beliefs on all of us. And yes, gays are born gay and we don't have a choice with our feelings of love and attraction for the same sex. We're not defective and we DO fall in love. Before some idiot says something about "Adam and Steve" - Think of something original! Lots of couples in love don't have children, and gay couples CAN still get a donor like any other couple who requires help with having kids. (Also - it is typically the HETEROSEXUALS who molest and rape boys and girls - gay people are not the ones messing everyone up!!)
2007-02-02 11:40:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but they should have to follow the same standards as heterosexual married couples. You love who you love. In the land of the "free" you should be able to marry whomever you choose, and have the same options available to you as all other couples. I feel badly for gay couples who are in committed relationships for years, but then have no rights when it comes to making medical decisions and financial decisions that effect their shared lives. I ampleased that the country is moving forward with adoptions to gay couples, that is a start, but let's let those same couples have the tax benefits and insurance benefits that hetero couples already do.
2007-02-02 11:17:31 · answer #5 · answered by Jen626 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i think we should be able too and not just in some states but everywhere my g/f and i will never get married even tho we want to b/c the state we live in says no and niether of us wants to uproot to live in some other state for 7 years to just uproot again to move back married and btw kkkjewhater300 if you trhink a lez should marry a gay then you need to figure out what lez andf gay is cause i will not marry a guy if you had me a gunshot
2007-02-02 11:46:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I Think We Should Marry....Its A Shame That People Discriminate because it is 2 women or 2 men it shouldn't matter.. the government say because God wouldn't approve of it... then they said that "under god" should be taken out of the POA in schools. The Government is messed up.
2007-02-02 11:27:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
WE talk alot about freedom in this country but we really don't truly mean it. When we deny one group a right then we're not a just people. " with liberty and justice for all" should be removed from the pledge of allegiance. It really is a lie
2007-02-02 11:15:58 · answer #8 · answered by John 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well the way that society defines marriage one man one woman i would say no though i personally believe in the equal rights of all people that are ever born.
2007-02-02 11:38:52 · answer #9 · answered by robert v 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
here is my opinion.
everyone has a right to be happy. and who you are sleeping with or whoever you happen to love is no ones business.
as for marriage, committed relationships should have the same benefits all the way around. and as my son says,
go ahead and let them get married, and when they get divorced they should have the right to be as miserable as the rest of us!!!
2007-02-02 15:31:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋