Should same sex marriage be legalized?

Question

please logically evaluate your question and write a valid argument please tell me whats on your mind??

Answer 1

There's nothing logical to argue for ANYONE.

Two people love each other. End of story.

Answer 2

Of course! Why not? What do you or anyone else care what happens in the home of a gay couple? It's not like it doesn't happen without marriage. ;-) This is supposed to be the land of the free, no matter sexual orientation. What's so "sacred" about marriage anyway? I am married, but I am not a Christian. I feel like we are as any other couple, gay or straight...we argue, we fight, we sleep apart when we are mad and we hump each others brains out when we make up. What's the mystery about marriage? Oh yeah, isn't there supposed to be a separation on church and state in this country? What does your personal beliefs and religious background have to do with other people in their personal lives???

Answer 3

A couple should have the option to get married if they have a lifetime commitment. But it will cost a fortune to give them the tax breaks straight couples get. There are no other ways to get some marital rights no matter how many lawyers they get to write agreements.
Inheritance and other laws should apply to a couple who made a life time commitment no matter what someone else's religion has to say about a committed relationship being a sin.

Answer 4

People, marriage is not for the couple, you can always "Couple" and come and go as you please. Marriage laws are for CHILDREN, who like me, got caught between two very angry and mad people who wanted to use me to hurt the other. Marriage law is for the protection of kids, and woman. Now we could come into the modern era and change our Constitution and other laws so as to protect one gay from another, and include rights to adopt and laws to govern how the adopted kid is to be cared for. But once upon a time, Men married woman, used them up, kicked them out, and sold the kids into labor camps or prostitution. A child cannot defend itself so the law has to, two adult gay persons can protect themselves and so do not need governmental protection.

Answer 5

yes. Really, it's only a legal union, sanctioned by the government. The gov does give tax breaks to married couples because marriage is usually the the institution within which our future workforce and taxpayers are raised responsibly. But they change the rules of taxes all the time. So they could work with this also. Don't ya think?
Besides, married men are always complaining that sex stops after marriage - so gay sex couldn't be the issue here.
It's also a common complaint that homosexuals are more promiscuous than straight people. Yet they don't support a committed relationship through a sanctioned marriage.
And finally, if straight men are permitted to enter into the hell-fire of marriage, why shouldn't gays be subjected to the same torture?
However. If gays desire marriage for the financial security and union - there are plenty of other legal unions to enter into that will protect both parties' legal right to their share of community property.

Steve, you crack me up!

Answer 6

Yes, it should be. The only arguement that the gov't has not to legalize it is based upon laws made by the church. Thereby not really having a seperation of church and state. Another reason is, that the insurance lobbyists are fighting against this also.

If there were true seperation of church and state than there wouldn't be a legal problem with marriage from the same sex. It all has to do with proper seperation of church and state, which in some cases the government uses that clause to hide behind and then some cases it chooses not to obey it.

Answer 7

Yes, same sex marriages are simply civil unions, hetero couples who do not wish to have a religious affiliation to their marriage have the SAME civil ceremony same sex couples would have. There is NO difference. The only time religion enters into a mairriage is when the couple getting married CHOOSES there to be religious conotations or to be presided over by a member of the clergy. Without the civil part of the ceremony even in a church the marriage is not legal. It takes a CIVIL ceremony to make it legal. NOT a religious one

Obvioulsy "well then" doesn't know any gay people. They have a higher rate of longevity of their relationships than heteros do. Out of all of my friends, gays, straights...the Gays are still with their original partners while the heteros all have either been divorced, or seperated or never married at all lived together and broke up. The gay couples I know relationships range from 30 years to one coming up on their 50th anniversary...


"marriage definitely is meant for carrying on the generation with offspring." Then explain to us all why there are married HETERO couples who CHOOSE to remain childless? Does the fact that they don't have children mean they're NOT married?

Marriage was originated as a CIVIL union in ancient times when male offspring were more desireable than females. (In some parts of Asia they STILL murder first born female children because males are more desired)Fathers of females offered land or money, or livestock to anyone willing to marry their daughters in order for the father's to be rid of the burden of their daughters. Marriage has no more to do with procreation than dildos do

Answer 8

I think ciivl unions should. I have no problem allowing same gendered people this as long as they keep it to two consenting same gendered adults. Once they leave the courthouse, they can call it what they want. I also think there should be state laws protecting religious groups that do not want to honor those unions, there are plenty that will. I do not condone homosexuality, but I'm not in the business of making choices for other people- I will tell them what theyre doing all day long though. If the situation were reversed, I wouldn;'t want other people deciding my life.

And to answer the ciritics- exisiting laws woudl keep family members out of it and nonhumans (i know that one is coming). If I hear seperation of church and state one more time!!!!! You don;t have to dive into that issue to solve this.

Answer 9

YES!

Gay couples should have the same rights as straight couples. They're still two consenting adults and if they love each other and want to get married then what business is it of the government to tell them that they can't?

EDIT: If we're going to allow gays to get married and it's the same thing as a marriage, what's the point in calling it a "civil union". That's just a term grasped at for to make it seem different or lesser than a marriage between straights.

Let's call it what it is, marriage is marriage, whether its between a man and a man, a man and a woman or a woman and a woman.

Answer 10

I do not feel that this should be completely legalized as from my experience most (not all though) homosexuals are extremely finicky and switch partners faster than Britney Spears and her marriage....
Marriage is already on a fast track down the toilet with high divorce rates....
As many have said and done...
You don't need a Marriage License to have sex or to share in Property Assests.....

What's Sacred Anymore!?!?!
Geesh people get a grip on more important issues....
you know like how we are all going to preserve our resources and our countries so we can keep complaining and whining about these frivolous things...

Answer 11

Yes, they should have rights just like a man and woman who want to get married.