should gays be allowed to marry?

Question

i think its dumb for the law to jump in some ones life and say gays cant marry just because they r gay. i really dont care cuz that means its more women left for me or if there lesibean then thats cool to. i just think its real dumb that u cant even tell some one they cant be happy together

Answer 1

Yes, I think gays should be allowed to be marry. Marriage is all about love and gay people love too.

Answer 2

I agree with the separation of church and state, but I also think that if gays want to get married legally (not necessarily in a religious ceremony), they absolutely should have that right. Why shouldn't they be allowed to be legally bound to their partner, just as any straight couple would be?

To me a marriage is a commitment between two consenting adults. And for the idiots that suggest allowing gays to marry will lead to people marrying dogs and horses or whatever, I say get real. But then again, I can't take a person seriously when they carry on about gay people being perverted and immoral. If you want to be that closed minded, then nothing you say is of any value. As for being wrong, I think you all have it covered with your judgemental attitude.

Answer 3

it's all an ongoing battle in the separation of church and state. the church says homosexuality is wrong, because God says one man and one woman must be together. some states could care less. those states that do care are only going by what the state representatives and the voting majority believes is fair.

I think that if two men are happy together, or two women, they should be allowed to have a legal, binding marriage. Either way, they are going to be together.

For the record, i do believe in God. But i also believe that everyone deserves to be happy, gay or straight.

Answer 4

They should be allowed. Who are we as heterosexuals to tell homosexuals that they cannot live with "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?

To say it will have an affect on people's marriage is ludicrous. Don't let someone else's relationship affect your marriage.

Over 50% of marriages end in divorce, so having them allowed to marry won't harm the sanctity of marriage as much as heterosexuals are. Look into their own relationships, outlaw divorce, and the celebrities getting married and divorced like its a fad. Its not because of the gay lifestyle.

Answer 5

I have coordinated civil unions in Vermont. It brings tears to my eyes recalling how happy the men and women couples were to be able to merely have a "union" because it is as close as they could get to being married. Gays should 150% be able to marry and have all of the benefits of marriage that heterosexual couples have. They are PEOPLE like anyone else.

Answer 6

I think they should be able to have the legal securities that man/woman married people do, share life insurance, ss, medical, and so forth but I don't know about church weddings, then again my husband and I didn't have a church wedding, so really I don't think there should be limits put on any two people who want to devote their lives to providing and caring for one another. love is wonderful and should be celebrated by all

Answer 7

i think that gays should be allowed the same rights as everyone else. i have a friend that was with her lover for 26 years and her lover split up with her and took everything that was in her name that they both paid for and left her pretty much destitute. had they been married like any straight couple she would have gotten her fair share of everything.

Answer 8

When two adults decide they want to make a life time commitment to each other and acknowledge that in front of family and friends whether they are a same sex couple or opposite sex couple is irrelevant. Gay relationships are built on the same things heterosexual relationships are built on. Love, respect, trust and commitment.

Answer 9

I believe that if a man and another man want to get married then who are we to judge them. You have to remeber that not too long ago a white person could not marry a black person. And we have overcome that ignorance. I think that at the end of the day, I go home to my family and they go home to theirs, so does it really matter that it is with a member of the same sex?

Answer 10

I don't really see why not. I believe that a person's sexuality is determined by genetics, so it's not something one can "help," just like whether or not a person has blue eyes or big ears or dark skin. A person should not be classified by his or her sexuality. How many times have you heard someone say, "Oh, you mean that straight guy?" It doesn't happen. So why are gay people reduced to *just* being gay? There are so many other aspects to who they are: attitude, intelligence, upbringing, etc., etc. If a person loves another person and wants to share his or her life with that person, he or she should be allowed to.