Do they not know about all the negatives that this comes with, as far as divorce, alimony, etc etc.
I mean other than the argument of "we just want the same rights", can you expound on the benefits you hope to enjoy from marriage that you can't already enjoy?
Is it financial? Or is it what I fear, that you want the ability to continue to corrupt children freely?
2007-09-30 08:40:12 · 13 answers · asked by Infamous Twit 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
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2007-09-30 08:43:55 · update #1
I'm going to disprove your theory Jake. Straights have children whether they are married or not. Some of them make more babaies than they can care for.
Gaymes: I know the last part had a bite to it... but how do they think we feel when they say things like what he did?
2007-09-30 08:51:06 · update #2
I'm going to disprove your theory Jake. Straights have children whether they are married or not. Some of them make more babies than they can care for.
Gaymes: I know the last part had a bite to it... but how do they think we feel when they say things like what he did?
2007-09-30 08:51:11 · update #3
I am happily married, straight, and I have two kids. I am also a very open, compassionate, loving person who has never peresecuted or insulted a homosexual; why would I when some of my dear friends are gay? And no, I don't corrupt my kids with negative ideas about homosexuality, religion, blind acceptance of authority, or anything else. Or at least, I try very hard.
But to insult straight people in the way you have, is wrong too. I often find that in defending our own ideas and ways of life, we lower ourselves to the level of the ones we dislike. I've done it, too.
As for why I wanted to be married; it was a deep commitment; a tradition; a ritual; and an official connection in the eyes of family, friends, state, country, and world. Besides all that, the simple fact is that we wanted to be married. And our kids participated in the wedding, too...LOL. So don't think I am beyond breaking tradition. :)
As far as I see it, anyone gay or straight should be able to marry; what I don't like is people entering into it lightly; getting divorced after a year because no one is willing to work at it. Marriage is beautiful and it's tough---it requires actual work. And when many people find this out, they bail. I am pretty sure it would be the same in the gay community. Of course, that doesn't mean gay people shouldn't be able to get maried. For me, it has never been about being straight or gay; it has always been about beng a good person and working at marriage and understanding it for what it is---a lifetime commitment (barring abuse of course.)
Don't let your own bitterness about the unfairness of the issue blind you to the many good (straight) people out there...and keep working for your own rights.
Good luck in finding the answer that satisfies you best.
2007-09-30 08:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by Calliope 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
People want to get married because it is a practice that comes from chrisitanity, which in turn founded western culture and subsequently our nation. So although alot of Americans arent even christian, they still feel the effects of the relgion and practices of those that founded our nation and our culture. Also, those practices and beliefs are the standard for determining what is 'normal' and 'acceptable' in our country, ie. being gay is bad, murder should be punished, etc. So it is from where we draw our supposed moraitly, something that I think America lost along time ago, probably somewhere between when our Ancestors imported slaves and killed the Indians.
2007-09-30 17:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a public statement of love for one another.
It gives protection under law.
Don't believe in the religious angle to it, but some do.
It sure as hell ain't about breeding. you don't need to be married to have kids. I;ve got 3 kids, 22,20 and 16 and I've been married 12 years. Do the maths.
It's not a biggie.
2007-09-30 16:09:32 · answer #3 · answered by Louise H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOL! But OUCH on the last statement :-P I'm sure not all of the people are like that, just like not every homosexual is a pedophile, or incestuous, or a rapist, etc. etc. etc.
2007-09-30 15:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by Gaymes Last Orchestra 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love these questions that make the trolls look even dumber than they already are.
2007-09-30 16:08:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I simply don't understand the heterosexual agenda! They've clearly demonstrated one does not need to be married to reproduce, so other than that what would be the reason?
LMAO!!!!
2007-09-30 15:51:49 · answer #6 · answered by The Source 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
clearly the only reason for them to marry is to make babies... one right after the other... they've told us that time and time again...
2007-09-30 15:45:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
lmao i just read the first one
2007-09-30 15:46:15 · answer #8 · answered by emilyomelette 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because it validates and solidifies our commitments - and also, because we CAN!
2007-09-30 17:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are an abomination.
2007-09-30 15:45:21 · answer #10 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋