And the question is this;
Do you believe that the emotion that you feel for your spouse or partner (the one you call love) is the same emotion that same-sex couples feel for each other?
Do NOT change the subject or obfuscate or deflect, answer the question. It's a very simple one.
(oh and for those who say "it's not a civil right" let me educate you; Marriage is a legal contract. NOT a religious one. Don't believe me? Try this simple experiment. Head down to a church without the legal paperwork and say you want to be married. Can't be done.
Now, head over to city hall and be married by a judge or justice of the peace without once mentioning an imaginary sky-pixie. Not a problem at all. See? Legal contract. Making it a civil right. Understand now? Good. Now answer the above question.)
2007-05-04 09:17:12 · 9 answers · asked by Yoda Green 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Very good question.
EDIT -- To voiceit above. My sister was married by a justice of the peace. It was NOT sanctioned by the Catholic Church, but it WAS sanctioned by the government. Are you telling me that they weren't married, but the government recognized it? Marriage is NOT a church sanctioned idea, but a CIVIL one, at least in THIS case. I think you need to quit re-defining marriage to suit your needs!
OOPS I forgot to answer the question -- I think it is the same emotion as opposite sex couples feel, but quite frankly, since it is not in my experience, I really don't know. I don't see any reason WHY it would be any different.
2007-05-04 10:01:34 · answer #1 · answered by Tikhacoffee/MisterMoo 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I can't really say for certain what other people feel. All I know is what I personally feel. Others can communicate what they are feeling, but I will never have the privilege of knowing what the other person is truly experiencing. It is an inaccessible, subjective arena. I suppose that gays may experience romantic love. Let me rephrase- yes, okay, I can admit it. Gays do experience some kind of romantic love. However, there is a distinction between lust and love. And I am not accusing only gays of having lust- that would be preposterous. Straight folks also experience lust, and they can also fail to understand the difference. But is your point that we should legalize gay marriage predicated on what people do indeed feel? Is it a justified reason? If you think about it from the point of view of someone who thinks of gay marriage as something that should not be licit, is it a sufficient reason to legalize gay marriage across the board? Let me ask you another question: are people incapable of experiencing love if they aren't permitted to marry? I am not going to dictate to people whom they can and cannot love. No law should control that. Gays are entitled to love whomever they choose. Just because I am opposed to gay marriage does not mean that I am anti-love. What's wrong with a civil union? Seriously. I have no problem with that. I cannot justify my opposition to gay marriage unless I allude to the Bible. I support gay rights- all of them, with just one single exception. I do not think that gay marriage should be legalized, and the reason why I feel this way is because it says in the Bible that a young man is to leave his mother and his father and cleave unto his wife. I love gays (in a Christian way)- they deserve human rights. But I still disagree with gay marriage. This is a good question, and you did make a good point.
2016-05-20 07:49:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the emotion is the same. WHat's the difference? You love the person for who they are on the inside, not whether they ahve a penis/vagina or not. I'm not gay but I dont see how people have a right to tell anyone else who they are allowed to love/marry.
2007-05-04 11:58:05 · answer #3 · answered by vixalle21 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First, i believe any two consenting adults should be able to have marriage rights.
but to answer your question, no, it's not the same. or maybe it is. who really knows what's going on in two people's heads? and it's probably not the same for two heterosexual couples either. people get married for a lot of different reasons and emotions. i think the bond people share is unique to the two people involved. but it's not the government's job to regulate which bonds are "legitimate" for marriage and which are not.
2007-05-04 09:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by Jnr528 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Your question has such a tone of hostility. I for one do not care what a couple's gender is. I believe that men and women fall in love, women fall in love with other women and men fall in love with other men. That's just the way it is. So, to answer your hostile question, yes, marriage is a contract and yes, I believe that any two people that are in love, should be able to marry.
2007-05-04 09:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
marriage is a church sanctioned union between a man and a woman , sorry sweety the gay libs can not have it both ways , they are the first ones complining to seprate church and state . sadly marriage will never exist for the gays until they break from the dem gay liberal way of thinking and voting
2007-05-04 09:45:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is the exact same emotion.
2007-05-04 09:29:08 · answer #7 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't believe that it is the same emotion.
2007-05-04 09:25:08 · answer #8 · answered by moneybagsgrl 2 · 1⤊ 6⤋
No, I don't believe it is the same emotion.
2007-05-04 09:22:12 · answer #9 · answered by Jason A 1 · 2⤊ 9⤋