This is a little weird, but here goes:
If there is a gay marriage and one of the spouses dies, is the remaining one a widow or a widower?
I'm just a little confused . This question is NOT meant to be funny, and I have nothing against gay people. I was just wondering. (p.s. I'm only 12)
2007-11-09 15:12:24 · 28 answers · asked by *Jules_is_ _Meshugana!* 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
i guess if the couple were men then the remaining partner would be a widower, and if they were female then a widow. just because we are used to their being a husband and wife in a marriage, doesn't mean that when 2 women marry that one is a husband and the other a wife, they are both wives, or husbands and therefore they would both be mothers, or fathers if they had children. sexual preference doesn't change your gender. interesting question for a 12 year old!
2007-11-09 15:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by ari 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A widow is the spouse no matter what. A widower is the person that is leaving the other "behind".
Being a widow has nothing to do with gender. In other words, a man can be a widow or vice versa, a woman can be a widower.
2007-11-09 15:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm. Well, I would have to say that in a male male couple the remaining one is a widower becuase of the male connotation involved in the word. However, in a female female relationship the remaining one would be a widow because of the female connotation.
The two words, widow and widower, does not relate to the dead spouse but rather the alive one.
2007-11-09 15:17:24 · answer #3 · answered by Locksley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there really is no such thing as "gay marriage" because marriage by definition is the sacred union of a man and a woman.
Homosexuals may live together in some sort of committed relationship, but it's NOT marriage.
FYI - a widow is a woman who's husband has died, while a widower is a man who has lost his wife.
:)
2007-11-09 15:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answering it seriously...I dont really know...Very few places recognize this as being a "marriage". So my best guess is there is no widow or widower is such a relationship. Someone...I guess...will call a person a widower or widow depending if it is a relationship between two men or two women.
2007-11-09 15:19:24 · answer #5 · answered by RETIRED 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are whichever they refer to themselves as. He or she may call her/him self a widow or a widower. I have heard both terms used by both sexes. It may be a little confusing for you right now but as you get older and ask questions with an open mind you will understand more about relationships of all kinds.
2007-11-09 15:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by suzyQ™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Widower. A widow is a women who's husband has dies. And because they are both guys, they are both widower's. Hope this helps!
2007-11-09 15:15:24 · answer #7 · answered by bballplaya706 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were married, I suppose the surviving spouse could refer to themselves as the widow or widower.
2007-11-09 15:15:30 · answer #8 · answered by drewxjacobs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say its the same as a hetero marriage. Woman left, she is a widow; man left, he is a widower.
2007-11-09 15:16:29 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know if widow is the right word, But alone is a good word for that situation.
2007-11-09 15:15:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋