Why is it necessary for homosexuals to be married?

Question

You cant procreate naturally, what about a general power of attorney. Why does there have to be a ceremony for society?

Answer 1

What does procreating have to do with the right to be married? My partner and I do have power of attorney for each other. Why does anyone need a ceremony, gay or straight?

Let me ask you this, do you people forget that we are human beings when you get on board with others picking and choosing what rights we should be entitled to or not?

Answer 2

Nope a General Power of Attorney will just not do. It is still contestable by the family of the deceased or if one of the partners becomes disabled. Also, insurance companies will not allow a partner to be assigned as a beneficiary for an insurance product or annuity because of "Insurable Interest". There are ways around that but there shouldn't have to be.
In all, because hetero couples can marry, they have over two thousand rights granted by the government that same sex couples are excluded from.
Why does it matter if a couple can not procreate naturally? There are hetero couples who can't procreate naturally, would you exclude them too.
Denying marriage to same sex couples is just mean and unfair. By opposing same sex marriage, you indicate a mean spiritedness. You have the power to oppress people different from you and you take the opportunity and relish it.
What does that say about American society? Is it much different than the Taliban?
By the way, we prefer the term Gay or Lesbian. Homosexual is not a term we prefer. You like the terms that favorably apply to you, we like the terms we choose for our own labels.
Not the terms bigots use.
And another thing pal, we have our own ceremonies.


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Answer 3

Umm, excuse me, I can "procreate" just fine, thanks. However, just like millions of straight people, I CHOOSE not to.

What part of "equal rights for all US citizens, as guaranteed by the Consitution" do you not understand? If you offer marriage rights to one group, you must offer the same rights to all, and not discriminate based on gender.

A general power of attorney does not give the 1000+ rights that come with marriage.

"Separate but equal" is only separate and never equal.

Answer 4

Marriage is a public commitment of two people to each other as well as a legal partnership that carries with it rights and responsibilities. All citizens should be entitled to undertake such a commitment and partnership with whoever they choose of either sex. Why discriminate?

Homosexual people can and do procreate naturally, just not with each other. I have many gay friends, both male and female, with children.

Answer 5

It isn't! Frankly, I cannot imagine why other gay men would want to mimic a failed heterosexual institution. I had a wonderful nearly 20 year relationship that ended only because our aging parents needed us and we had to move to opposite ends of the country. We never promised fidelity and we certainly weren't faithful, but we knew our relationshihp was special, and different from the casual encounters we enjoyed with others.

Having said that I will add that I ALWAYS vote pro gay rights and gay marriage. I decided long ago, I would base my vote on whatever the Chrisitan Civic League was against, regardless of personal conviction. The CCL had its collective butt handed to them in a recent election here that has outlawed discrimination specifically against gays. I'm not sure how necessary it was, but I loved seeing the grim faces lined up outside the Baptist Church on the following Sunday AM.

Answer 6

not everyone gets married so they can procreate in the first place. and also whats the whole point of the wedding ceremony? to show your love for eachother, you dont have to have a ceremony to get married.

i dont think gaypeople's love is different than straight peoples so why cant we get married?

Answer 7

Harris,

It's not necessary, it right.

I'm a bi that has been married to a great woman for 30 years. I have a lover, we've been together for nearly 20 years. She knows him and he knows her and they like each other as people and friends. 3 years ago, he had a jar head pony rolled over on him. I took him into the emergency room unconcious. They wouldn't let me stay with him or even tell me how he was doing until his mom showed up nearly four hours later for across the state and put me and my wife on the list of family. I wasn't allowed to hold his hand until he wook up or wipe his face or anything else. That's not right, its inhumane.

And that's just one small facet of what people face when you don't allow them the basic human dignity of saying "This is the one that is mine own."

Answer 8

Marriage is a symbol of love; not procreation... Why shouldn't they be allowed to marry if straight couples are?

Answer 9

We don't want a ceremony for society.
For me, I don't give a flying ---- what straight society wants.
I want to get married because I've always dreamed of standing in a church, with a minister leading me and my partner through a centuries old ritual, uniting us in front of God and our loved ones.
Yes, it HAS to be marriage. Not for you, not for society, for me and my relationship with my boyfriend, and my relationship with God.

Answer 10

Because I am from the US. My partner is in Colombia. He cannot even come here to visit, due to the US policy on immigration. If we could get legally married, he would qualify as my spouse, and I could sponsor him to come here, instead of having my family split apart.

And that is only ONE of the benefits allowed by marriage that should be conferred to all!