This is the last real government sanctioned discrimination. We need to rally for our fellow humans as we did with civil rights, women's rights, etc.
I am willing, as a straight guy, to stick my neck out for GLBT people of this and any country. Will enough people ever do this to affect real change in legislation on a large scale?
2007-08-02 01:46:23 · 28 answers · asked by JDK 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
It's legal in Canada! Everybody come up to Toronto for a wedding and a wild, party weekend!
BTW ... you're a really cool and evolved straight guy. I gave you a star.
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2007-08-02 01:53:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
as a Christian and a libertarian who hates control and fascism and inequality, I can surely see both sides.
religion and government should not mix. Political scenes are turning my faith into a hotbed or power-hungry debates and hatred, instead of love and forgiveness, and unconditional positive regard for others. So here is the best solution I've ever heard: abolish marriage completely, for everybody. Remove it's legal standing. It's a religious institution anyway. Allow every citizen the same rights under a Civil Union, straight and gay alike. The rights and priviledges for marriage now could be transfered to the Civil Union and that should be the document in the US. Those who want to get "married" can acquire a certificate at a church ceremony that is not legally recognized. This way, Christians and Muslims will not see their sacred ceremony as defiled and all will be equal in this country. Pleases everybody! There are churches that will marry gay people. And the majority of churches will declare them married by a false church, and the marriage invalid. The church should also be happy to see atheist couples quit acting like they need a pastor to be joined. But the point is that it ceases to be America's problem. It becomes the church's. And the church has been disagreeing on this anyway, why not leave it all to it? I don't want Christians to be known for winning this battle in the political world. We have others to fight that are more important, like loving people and ending poverty and stuff.
It may be possible that the powers that be are trying to keep us distracted with this issue that so polarizes, while when we are not looking, they steal our money, start wars, and do other stuff behind our backs. It's time to focus on our huge bullying government, rather than constantly blather on about abortion and gay marriage. Sure, they are important, but there is little we can do about them.
2007-08-02 04:15:17 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs. Eric Cartman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same-sex marriage, full marriage, not this civil partnership half-way measure that can be taken down again with political whims, is legal in more and more European countries. Canada put it through a couple of years ago. It's becoming normal.
It will happen in the U.S. too. You guys just get bogged down in the religious-right wing politics. Mind you, the women's right bill was knocked down in the 80s and never reintroduced.
Keep fighting though. Speeding up the process will help the U.S. join the rest of us in the 21st century.
2007-08-02 02:14:55 · answer #3 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear dear, it is a shame so many sheep are led around without thinking for themselves. I remember way back when people could look at the facts and say "this is wrong or this is right."
Why anyone believes keeping equal rights away from people in a free country is the right thing, well its beyond me. I know my husband is one of those hard headed stubborn men. It is a shame. One day gay people will be allowed to marry in the United States. Go in peace.
2007-08-02 02:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's legal in south africa
some of the struggle heroes were gay
our fabulous constitution protects gay rights
the ruling party truly embraced and embraces human rights, which equally includes gay rights, and stuck to the constitution rather than public opinion when it came to signing the bill in December 2006
it took some time, like all things do, and some shifting of mindset up in government, but inevitably it happened.
vote for the right party, i'd say. they're the ones who has the power to truly change things on paper.
2007-08-02 02:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by Kariana S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! To say that gays are treated unequal from others by the gvmt is just like saying the rich are discriminated because they can't collect welfare.
No one discriminates against gays getting married. You have the same rights and restrictions as anyone else.
2007-08-02 04:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by Dr Jello 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may no longer even take that long. Marriage equality is triumphing hearts and minds as human beings comprehend that comparable-intercourse couples choose for to get married for all the comparable motives that opposite-intercourse couples do; for kinfolk, for romance, for dedication, for secure practices. there is equivalent marriage in 9 states, plus DC, and a pair of very superb courtroom circumstances bobbing up.
2016-10-09 01:19:31 · answer #7 · answered by lambdin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it will eventually happen, but probably in two steps- there will probably be a civil ceremony thing first.
Thanks for the support - most straight people won't stick their necks out for fear of being thought gay. You're okay in my book.
2007-08-02 03:55:47 · answer #8 · answered by Clint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its legal in Holland! And I'm moving there anyways...but you're right, its going to take a lot of protesting and marches to get our equal rights here in America and in many other countries. And I'll die for equality, because anything less just isn't right!
2007-08-02 03:01:07 · answer #9 · answered by E.Q. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia:
As long as the Australian Government considers homosexuals as second class citizens we will never be allowed to marry our same sex partner
2007-08-02 01:55:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋