Why do gay's want to be married?

Question

Do they plan on having kids?
Just because you love someone or something doesn't mean you marry it?
I don't want to marry my best friend.

Why do married people get all these tax benefits? Isn't it because they are contributing to society by carrying on with further generations?

Answer 1

njc, it's to get government qaulifacations as other married people, like social security, and fileing joint returns on their taxes and other options. It's entirely surrounded by what married couples enjoy. They know they are stecthing it and to decline their request opens a door for them to cry for more rights. When one says "I came out of the closet", what are they refering to except, hey I'm not the norm as is accepted by society. Look at what "MARRIAGE" termonolagy is difined by, historicly and then ask should que-ers be accepted as spouses. As f-ags they need to come up with another termenology for what they are whan determining they descide to spend the rest of their life with another. The phrase "marriage" dos'nt fit and they all know this.

Answer 2

As has been stated in other posts, we want to marry a person because we LOVE that person. A man and a woman don't NEED to get married to make a baby. And there are tax benefits that go with marriage without having children. Benefits like inheritance and Social Security. If you feel that marriage is about making babies, then forego the rights and benefits that are attached to the marriage license.

Answer 3

They want to get married for the same reasons other people do. Some want to start a family, and gay couples do have children already, or plan to use surrogates, sperm banks or adopt. Some never plan on having kids, they are just in love and think that marriage is the ultimate expression of that love. They don't feel any differently toward their partners than we heterosexuals feel toward ours. They fall in love, and yes, it's really that simple. They don't want to marry their best friend either, just the person they fell in love with.

Answer 4

There are over a thousand specific legal benefits that apply to married couples, including rights of inheritance, medical decisions, hospital visits, family insurance rates, and so on.

Two people who want to share a life and be in a committed relationship can get all of those benefits with or without being married. Getting them through being married takes a few hours and costs under $100, and all states are required to recognize the marriage rights. Getting those rights by drafting up all the proper legal paperwork requires months, and tens of thousands of dollars, and not all states will recognize them.

So, why should the cost of getting those legal benefits be hugely different depending on the gender of those involved?

Also, statistically, almost the same percentage of same-sex partners (married, civil unions, registered domestic partners) have children (usually adopted, sometimes born to one parent), compared to the percentage of opposite-sex couples who have children. So, yes, like any other committed couple, many do want to have children. And studies universally show that children are better off raised in a two-parent house with the parents in a committed relationship.

Answer 5

As others have stated, it really doesn't have to do with the kids, but with the benefits that are extended to married couples. Of special importance is the ability to make life determining choices in the event the person you love and who has entrusted their life to you is unable to do so and to be able to pass on naturally what is yours to your significant other without having to go through legal hoops, etc. I agree that gay people should have these rights.

That being said, I don't think it's significant to extend marriage rights. The right to marry someone is not a Constitutional Right and never has been. It is a state created and sanctioned thing. It was created for multiple reason (some of which are irrelevant today). In these matters it should remain with the states; if they want to provide marriage rights so be it. The right to marry is currently extended to all people who want to marry, but there are requirements, like being of the opposite sex, that it is with someone that isn't already married, that it not be with your cousin, etc. These things/requirements were put into place for numerous reasons, including what the state thought was the best situation for raising children, the way for their communities to continue (through procreation), etc. Constitutionally, the states must only have a rational reason for enacting these types of laws, which do not descriminate based on race or gender, as long as the law is also rationally related to the reason (they don't need evidential proof/support). The courts have started to legislate by creating rights that previously haven't existed, which is contrary to our form of government. This should stop. If people want marriage for gay people it should be done through the proper chain. I am all for supporting gay people, but I also value our laws and system of government.

Answer 6

So, under your reasoning, no one should get married unless they are going to have kids? Sounds like you would support an initiative in Washington State requiring married people to have kids.

Marriage, to a lot of people, is a way to symbolize the love someone has for their spouse. By denying one group access to that, you are denying their ability to do that.

Yes, technically they don't need this, just like technically, African Americans can sit at the back of the bus instead of the front. It shows an underlying prejudice.

Answer 7

Using your logic, then a heterosexual couple who are biologically unable to have children shouldn't be allowed to marry either. Or a hetero couple who just plan on never having children. I'm not telling you to agree with gay marriage rights, just find a reason that makes sense.

Answer 8

Gays want to be married because of the benefits that go along with it. The truth is they DON'T deserve these benefits because they ARE NOT a true married couple. A true married couple is a man and a women...why do you think ppl were created to only produce offspring through a man and a women, that's the way it was designed to be, not between a man and man or a women and a women, if it were that way there would be no more babies on this earth. Don't get me wrong, I'm not gay bashing and I don't hate gays, I just don't agree with their morals.

Answer 9

Anyone can currently do a joint tax return . You don't have to be straight or married.......Anyone can leave a will and let the one they love get it all......Health insurance is up to the provider but many do now include gay spousal group plans.......anyone can get a real estate together. I think this issue is really about gay people "feeling" good about themselves through a standard equality, but I don't think we need special laws to do that ....anyone can do that on their own

Answer 10

Alot of people get married that never plan on having children. They get married for the same reason everyone else does becuse they love that person and they want to spend the rest of their lives together....duh!