Do you think the people who outlaw gay marriage are just a bunch of homophobes?

Question

I think so. I'm not gay, but they (our conservative government) ban everything gay. Gay marriage, gay civil unions, gay adoptions, etc is all outlawed. Why do people love taking priveledges away from gay people? I really doubt it's a religious thing, but if it is, please explain your reasoning. I'm pretty sure people just think gays are disgusting, right?

sorry i added it here...i guess yahoo put it in this section automatically

ooh wow ashely! that was funny. i can't support gay rights without being gay myself?

Answer 1

Gays are attracted only to the same sex and not to the opposite sex, and nobody can change it. It's as simple as that.

There is debate as to how and when this attraction comes into being, but most gays report it to be something they felt from early childhood. It is now widely known that sexual orientation cannot be changed through artificial means. It can be somewhat fluid during the formative years, but once it stablises, that's that. There is biological basis for this; while it is unknown whether it is due to genetics, prenatal hormones, upbringing or a combination, what IS known is that the hypothalamus of homosexual persons (the gland in the brain that controls attraction) has been widely found to be different to those of heterosexual persons. Unless you plan to start performing brain surgery on gays to change their center of attraction (which there is absolutely no non-religious reason to do), I suggest you accept gays as a reality.

Would you have them deny their natural inclination and remain single and celibate for the rest of their lives to suit YOUR wishes, seeing as how they have no sexual attraction to the opposite sex, and never will? Leave them alone, why don't you, let them have the legal rights to assist in the nurture of their relationships and quit sticking your nose in.

Marriage does not belong to Christianity, or religion in general. Historically speaking, marriage began as a legal union of two families, for social or financial gain. Only the Bible's version of history puts it down as an invention of God.

Have you ever bothered to empty your head of religion and consider natural, logical reasons why gays mught exist? In case you weren't aware, the world is massively overpopulated. Also, it has been found that a young man is more likely to be gay for every additional older brother that he has. Makes it seem likely that homosexuality is a clever form of population control, doesn't it?
That way, gays don't have children and add to overpopulation, but they can still form a loving and stable family in which to raise other, exisiting children who need a home. Seems like a pretty nice system. Too bad religion is working against it.

Children raised by homosexuals are no more likely to become homosexuals than other children, just like children raised by heterosexuals can end up homosexual.
Children do not need a mother and a father to have a stable, loving and complete upbringing. They just need a guardian to fill the role of a parent. A single parent, foster parents, a grandparent, aunt, uncle, family friend, they can all do just as good a job at raising a child. I was adopted, so I know firsthand that a blood bond is not truly important in parenthood. Nor is gender. Children raised by a single parent have a perfectly solid sexual identity. Just because they don't have a parent of both genders, doesn't mean they won't SEE people of both genders in their life. Nor are parental skills limited by gender. Men are potentially just as capable as women at being in touch with their emotions, having a warm, loving and close relationship with their child. Traditional gender roles (macho man and emotional woman) drive me crazy, especially when people are rejected by society because they don't meet those traditional gender roles.

Move on people. Move on.

Answer 2

Or maybe it is just the very real backlash of the fact that marriage is a dated and failed institution. Maybe they are just looking for a scapegoat to blame for the facts that statically marriage is a total sham. Less than 1/2 of the couples in America are married, and only 1/4 survive longer than 5 years. What is sacred about that. I have clothes older than most marriages now a days.

Answer 3

I don't think there is anything wrong with two people being together if that is what they want. I do not find them disgusting. It i a life choice just like everything else.

Homophobia is not a fear of gay people it is actually a fear of becoming gay. I know people who do not have a fear of that at all, and still are against gay rights. I think it is because it is not as common as man on woman relationships, and it has become more popular than ever in this day in age. Which is why so many think that it is a choice and not something since birth. I do agree to some extent. It seems a lot of people do in fact "become gay" overnight, and need or rather want the attention. That is my opinion of why I think so many are against it.

I am against people becoming gay for the hell of it or attention. But if you are truly born that way, then I or anyone else do not have a right to have an opinion on it.

Answer 4

Well I respect a persons right to make their own choices and I certinaly am not a homophobe. I do however respect marriage and the important part it plays in society. But the government has to draw the line somewhere. If we let people of the same gender get married, should we also let children get married? Adults will want to marry children, parents with children, brothers and sisters and multipul spouses. Even sicker still, would be people wanting to marry animals or objects. Marriage is a man and a woman joining together for the rest of their lives. Homosexuals shouldn't be married. They should enter into a legal agreement to be partners. I'm fairly sure there is already legal ways to form something similar to marriage for homosexuals. Leave marriage to the stright people.

Answer 5

It is partly religious, and partly just being homophobic I think.

I really don't understand, because gay people aren't being gay AT you, they are not violating anything of YOURS, so why stop them from doing what they want/need to do? It's an antique way of thinking to go against gay unions. Time will eventually change people's attitudes, and someday it will be where black civil rights are now ~ accepted overall, with a few crazy people still hating them for no good reason. Eventually, the current people making government policies will be dead and gone, and people who are young now will be in power. I have hope for the future.

Answer 6

If you knew the exact details of what they get up to, and with how many others in a week on average (up to 30, sometimes), and if you were the one doing the cleanup afterwards, you would realize that all on your own! But aside from that, the fact is, is that "marriage" is, strictly speaking, a MALE-FEMALE connection for the purpose of the continuation of the species. It is common to all human races all over the world. Liaisons for the purpose of mutual masturbation cannot be considered as "marriage"; In fact, the only reason gays want the "right" to be "married" is so they can materially benefit from laws that were established to provide benefits for HETEROSEXUAL couples (and by extension, their families), and not those who allegedly wish to masturbate each other for the rest of their lives, (and any others they might happen to pick up while the partner is out of town). If no material benefit was to be gained, this nonsense about "gay marriage" would likely never have been raised in the first place.

Answer 7

Not really. It could be that they are jst following what is natural.

Opposites do attract and two girls or two guys just don't fit.
Maybe they do but on the other side but really really really by nature they don't.

Gays are not disgusting. But if they present being "homosexual as an alternative lifestyle", that's another question to answer. Tha would only mean "it is really a choice and therefore unnatural". Choice is not by nature.

In summary, I am not a homophobe.

Answer 8

trust me it has everything to do with religion, and nothing to do with personal freedom. half those old men against gay marriage are gay(1st link). it's the big thing that won George W the last election. you have religious folks that think it's wrong because of what some book says, when in fact and reality the oldest books don't even say anything about homosexuals(2nd link). it's not about taking privileges away from gays, it's about taking freedoms from anyone that isn't like you, and it's a constant problem in this nation.

Answer 9

I'm not a homophobe. I just don't approve of homosexuality. I don't approve of anything that goes against nature. Woman was designed for man. Not two women or two men. Don't it stand to reason that if it were right to be gay these people would be able to reproduce. The government isn't taking any rights away from gays. They have the same rights as everyone else. They want different rights, additional rights. God destroyed two cities because of the homosexuality there. The Bible says that man lying with man or woman lying with woman is an abomination. If God says it's wrong then that's good enough for me.

Answer 10

Probably. I am of the opinion, though, that those who object to of same sex marriage also have other prejudices that provide them with feelings of superiority. Marriage was instituted for the purpose of providing the increased likehood of reproductive legitimacy. There is also the expectation of monogamous sexual behavior,
especially for women. In this way, the offspring produced by the couple had the high probability of being sired by the husband. The legitimacy of heirs was very important. Marriage is a ritual practiced in every known global culture. It more or less guarantees genetic relationship and sexual access.