This may have been discuss earlier but I was wondering what is everyone's opinion...

[Shadowclad86]

This may have been discussed earlier but I was wondering what is everyone's view on Gay Marriages?

I ask this because my mother(who doesn't know I'm gay)says she doesn't care about Gay people but doesn't want Gay marriages to ever happen.

I ask this because It is funny how this is such an issue. Reasons for opposing to this is because what the bible says...in my opinion...the bible didn't always exist and people were getting married way before then.

What are your opinions on this?

 

[Andreus]

oh my

well theres a thread in the CE&P forum that has been discussing it in great length.

there are people that kind of frequent only one forum tho, so you will surely get a different take on it in hot topics.

I live in Massachussetts and we have full marriage rights.

the sky didnt fall in and the pits of hell didnt open up beneath us.

a few lawyers are making extra money on gay divorce now though, lol.

ehh

after living through the great debate on it in mass, i can honestly say that it is just a non issue. it really affects nothing for anyone.

except gays can go before god and a judge and profess their love for each other.

 

[Leidian]

Re: This may have been discuss earlier but I was wondering what is everyone's opinion

I'm for equal rights, but the word marriage is just that, a word. Mainly my view is that as long as me and my husband/partner (hypothetically) have the rights of a married couple, I don't need the official label.

However, the idea that I'm not allowed to have that label because it is reserved for "normal" relationships pisses me off. That's really the issue on the marriage versus union thing for me. I just don't get why it's such a big deal to straight people (overgeneralizing) for a gay couple to be able to use word married.

 

[_AJ_]

Re: This may have been discuss earlier but I was wondering what is everyone's opinion

its kinda funny before wheni was trying to be straight i was against it

but now i know i want to love a man and in the future i would love to marry a man that i loved
whether its marrage or a civil union im not overly fussed

 

[looseliam]

Re: This may have been discuss earlier ...

It's discrimination, plain and simple.

 

[Soilwork]

if you pull really hard, your head will pop out of there.

The bible doesn't say a single word about gay marriage. Not one.

it DOES say that people who eat shell fish will go to hell... but I bet your mom loves her shrimp, eh?

Anyway.

Although I'm not planning on getting married any time soon, yes.. gay marriage should be legal.

Anything that adds stability to relationships will add stability to our society.

 

[MadeUpName27]

Yes.

Next question, please...

 

[Christopher123]

Re: This may have been discuss earlier but I was wondering what is everyone's opinion

it DOES say that people who eat shell fish will go to hell...

Well then I'm freakin doomed.

Anyway, on the gay marriage thing - I don't see what's wrong with it. I mean gay people can fall in love too. So why shouldn't they be allowed to unite that love if they so choose?

I personally don't think I'd ever get married, even if it were possible. But I see nothing wrong with other people wanting to. I have straight friends that feel the same way, so it's not just me.

 

[Centexfarmer]

A perspective

Yes it should be allowed. The the fricken Churches out of the Legislature, and allow our Constitutions to work.

If the problem is with the word "marriage" give it back to the Churches.

However, if they want ALL OF THE responsibility they should be responsible for cleaning up the messy divorces that their "sanctified marriages under God" are now clogging our divorce courts with.

If two consenting adults want to have the same protections as a "man and a woman" the government is in no position under the U.S. Constitution to deny us those rights.

It may be "Un-Christian" in some people's eyes, but it's Un-American in my eyes to deny rights to tax paying citizens based upon some lame ass Old Testament Scriptures taken out of Leviticus the right to marry the person that they love.

Where do Atheists get married? How about Buddhists? What about Agnostics.

The Church cannot claim a market on civil unions, which is what a "marriage contract" is, without accepting the responsibility of the dissolution of those marriages.

It's hypocritical in my opinion for Churches to deny rights of marriage to Gays and Lesbians, while remaining quite on the rights of marriage between those who do not profess the same faith in the same God as they do.

Try that argument with your Mom. That aught to get her panties in a wad, while at the same time you're not "advocating" anything. Just logic and reason.






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[gmoney]

Re: This may have been discuss earlier but I was wondering what is everyone's opinion

Simple answer: Yes!

 

[looseliam]

Re: This may have been discuss earlier but ...

I, too, would welcome those who selected no to share with us why they choose in such a way.

I'm not angry, or anything of the sort. But, this being a predominantly gay male website, this intrigues me.

 

[M4P]

Of course they should. Gay Marriage has been legal here in Canada for the last few years and the sun continues to come up each and every morning

 

[douseiai]

Re: This may have been discuss earlier but I was wondering what is everyone's opinion

no there should be no marriages by law. marriage is an institution of the church and because i'm an antidisestablishmentarianist i do not want marriage to be guided by law.... i believe that we should do away with it on a legal basis and make civil unions to be what we now call marriage... however since that won't happen then yes there should be gay marriage because the church cannot tell the law what to do.

 

[luminum]

No to all 'marriage' and yes to all domestic partnerships.

If conservatives want to wage a symantics war, just get rid of all of it.