gay rights?

Question

I was just thinking:

It does not seem clear why every adult in the U.S was given the option to prevent someone from marrying their partner. Although the laws that were passed do not restrict gay couples from living and loving eachother, the privledges that come with marraige are not accesable to them, which doesn't seem right. Why should an adult in Georgia be able to decide the fate of someones relationship in New York? They shouldn't. I can't imagine why anyone would want to seperate one person, from their love.

any thoughts?

fyi, you ignorant man, aids is NOT spread by the gay community only. So you would still like to speed up that process, and kill gay and straight people?

personally, I think it would be best to start with the republicans.

Answer 1

Lets be clear...Homosexuals have the exact same rights as every other American Citizen. Why do they need or expect "special" rights? No other straight American can marry a same sex partner either. With that said, it needs to be left up to individual states. Let the voters decide, not minority groups.

Answer 2

First one needs to understand what marriage is. Marriage is simply a standard of behavior that represents the preferred standard for a healthy, orderly society. Since the dawn of man, many combinations were possible regarding sexual partnering. To make a long story short, when people began to live in ordered societies it became apparent that the standard nuclear family (one man, one woman dedicated to each other and all of the offspring resulting from this union) was the best for society. It has remained so for thousands of years. It was blessed by and recognized by the leaders and all of society. They called it marriage.

People can live together in any combinations they choose. Same sex, opposite sex, multiples of same or whatever. However, none of those are the ideal standard. There can only be one ideal. Whatever legal privileges various people want to enter into under contract is fine with me. Call it civil union, call it pseudo-marriage call it anything else you wish but it cannot be called marriage because it does not meet the ideal standard.

If marriage includes any other than the ideal standard it ceases to mean anything.

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Answer 3

Gay marriage or civil unions should be legal. The only reason people want it to be illegal is because of religion. The Republicans say they have moral values, but not letting a person love who they want to love is more immoral than almost anything. Even God would make gay marriage legal because he actually has compassion for everybody, no matter who they marry. All the Republicans are doing is saying they have moral values but then taking away basic rights from people. I'm sure if a Republican had a child and that child was gay, then they would immediately support gay rights.

Answer 4

Well, a person in Georgia can't order the rights of someone in New York. Each separate state has made it own laws to cover marriage in their state, which doesn't affect any state but theirs.

But on a side note, the problem here is that states have voted on the civil rights of American citizens. Though they think they have prevented gay marriage in their state forever, what they've done is set up the perfect path to a USSC decision, which will cover all states. Historically, the USSC doesn't like it at all when states take it upon themselves to order about the civil rights of their residents. When this gets to the USSC, and it will eventually, the states that have done this will find they have cut their own throats. If the USSC rules that marriage is legal for gay couples, all state laws regarding the prevention of it will be automatically negated.

As to your basic angst of why people would want to stop another couple's expression of love? It is bigotry, plain and simple.

Answer 5

Regardless of the right or wrong of this issue, you're mistaken. people in one state cannot decide on the marriage laws of another state.If New York says that New York will recognize gay marriage, Georgia cannot say that New York can't do this. What is happening now is that Georgia can say Georgia won't recognize those marriages in Georgia, which is a drastic change in the traditional law.

Answer 6

As far as I know, the 'right to marry' is a STATE right, not a FEDERAL one ... but when several states tried to make 'gay marriages' legal the federal government came up with an 'act' that make those 'marriages' ILLEGAL in this country. Unfortunately that is the 'way it is' right now ... but if you really do 'care' about 'gay marriage' becoming legalized, you should 'speak out' when there are 'liberals' running for president who appear in your city/state ... and I don't mean 'just you' ... get a group together, make some 'pickets' and have someone 'straight looking' to ASK them the question ... WILL YOU SUPPORT GAY MARRAIGE IF ELECTED. Otherwise, it will 'slip between the cracks' AGAIN.

Answer 7

marriage is between a man and a woman in my opinion. maybe they can think up a new word for the special, legal, public union they have. Being married myself i can understand the importance of wanting to share that before everyone and your family, and i would not deny that from a gay person. i just don't think the word marriage should be used.

mar·riage (mrj) KEY

NOUN:


The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife.

Answer 8

Gay rights. Some, many think its a battle of morals. Sure every one has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.When it comes down to it it is the fight of religious belief or not.
An its not just Christians But, Moslem's as well who have and will kill gays. At least christians today let them live.

Answer 9

I'm gay and I totally agree with you, I think people on both sides fail to realize that even if gay marriage was completely legal, people who are uncomfortable or against it will still have the right to be uncomfortable with it..... Its really sad because all we want is things like the right to visit our loved ones in a hospital, or the right to leave our estate to our partner, things that straight people can take for granted.

Answer 10

This is an issue that constitutionally and historically falls under state jurisdiction. This should not be a national issue. It should be determined by each state, whether for or against.

(As toward the comments about the HIV enhancers; the epidemic is spreading faster in the heterosexual community than it is in the homosexual community. You might be killing off your cohorts.)

Answer 11

The answer is based on ones belief that we need to, can, should, legislate morality. Other than ones religious ignorance, there is no reason to prevent ANY couple from marriage (or civil union if you prefer).

You are correct in your analysis.