Gay marriage-Putting things in perspective

Amber - posted on 04/30/2010

The base reason of people saying that gay marriage is wrong is because they can't procreate....OK, how about before any heterosexual couple gets married they have to go through a battery of fertility tests? If you are infretile...sorry you can't be married either. You want to split hairs, there you go people!

Here's a news flash for you, you do not control the world! You have no higher powers than the rest of the people on this Earth. And this nonsense about giving them a civil ceremony instead of marriage? I'm sorry...go back to Brown vs Board (In America) because it was determined that "seperate but equal" is inherently wrong. This is also a form of segregation and it's absurd.
This topic really gets me fired up. I'm heterosexual but do not believe that any person should be denied rights that are given to others.

Jaime - posted on 04/30/2010

The root definition of the word 'marriage' is union. Union isn't specific to any ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or quantity of participants. Marriage can and should be what any one person wants it to be...not what the judicial system or various religious denominations deem it to be. I just don't see the point in getting wrapped up in labels and terminology that mean very little, except to say that popular opinion is what often sets the precedent for "acceptable" marriage credentials. In today's society religion is becoming less of a prerequisite for marriage, and people opt for civil ceremonies or commitment ceremonies even if they're not homosexual. As well, with the legal stipulations involving common-law, once you've lived with someone for 6 months you're married anyway (in the true sense of the word) so an extra piece of paper, some taffeta and an over-priced cake aren't going to make much difference.

And I find it extremely ironic when I see the term "institution of marriage". If marriage is indeed an institution, then one could assume the members of such a binding contract would become 'institutionalized' after a time. Does that explain the 7-year itch? or what about when couples start dressing, acting and looking like one another? Are these all the benefits of being institutionalized? Makes me wonder about us humans...

Charlie - posted on 04/30/2010

Exactly Tania !! especially with over 50% of marriages ending in divorce anyway and people getting married at the scent of "love" .

Rosie - posted on 04/30/2010

i don't understand how people think that gay marriage is somehow going to bring us down a road of people getting married to animals and stuff like that. really? i mean, i'm sure there were people that thought that way about black people and white people getting married to each other, and look-the sky didn't fall, the earth didn't consume us, we still aren't legally allowed to fuck and marry an animal, and by george it hasn't affected shit in my state which has legal marriage for gays. i'm not positive, but i'm pretty sure canada which has legal gay marriage, han't resorted to any animal fucking yet-i could be wrong, those canadians are pretty crafty, but....
it all seriousness, this all kindof reminds me of the prayer at a graduation debate on another debating forum. it's not hurting you to know that gay people are getting married,just as it doesn't hurt me to have to listen to a prayer to a god i don't believe in, so why take such a crazy fanatical stance on it. mind your own damn business, love your husband and families and stop bitching about what other people do with their life when it doesn't affect yours in ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.

Jessica - posted on 04/30/2010

I had that as a facebook status briefly to! All for gay marriage AND divorce since someone mentioned that to, just not cheating... marry who you want, the whole point of life is to have love in it! Besides, we (humans)are just talking animals and need to get off our high horse....I find the animal kingdom can teach us alot about how to treat others...not as bitchy :)

Jenny - posted on 04/30/2010

I say we ban marraige altogether and be done with the nitpicking.

If you want to be together, be together. If you don't, then don't.

We're adults, we're humans. We fall in love, we fall out of love. We do stupid shit to people, we do great things to people. We change over the course the course of a lifetime and if our partner changes in a compatible manner we should consider ourselves lucky, not superior.

We have no right to have any say in other adult's relationships on any level.

Shavaune - posted on 04/30/2010

Well how would you like it if someone wouldn't "allow" you to marry who you wanted to? You have no more right to "allow" a gay person to marry then a gay person has the right to "allow" you to marry who you want to.

Christa - posted on 04/30/2010

This is all I'm going to say because these conversations never end well. . .

I'm against gay marriage. I'm also against divorce and cheating. I don't think 2 wrongs make a right. Just because people have tarnished traditional marriage in other ways I don't believe that is justification to say "hell with it" and allow anything.

Amy - posted on 04/30/2010

I believe love is a choice and something you have to work for and at. If someone is in love with another individual of the same sex then it shouldn't be looked at as a bad thing. What that individual chooses to do is that individuals right. If they want to enter marriage and say that they want to be with that individual then let them be. I also believe that they should have the same rights to benefits.



When it comes to religion people are shocked that I'm LDS and pro-gay. I always say "We are all Gods children, we shouldn't judge each other, he'll sort it all out in the end, why should I care about another individual that isn't doing any harm to me or my family."

Tanya - posted on 04/30/2010

Also think of the money they would be spending on weddings. They would at the very least have to buy the wedding license.

Tanya - posted on 04/30/2010

I am for gay marriage. They have published some studies that say that homosexuality occurs about as frequently in animals as in humans. I worked at a day care and one little girl had been adopted by two guys. They were great parents. She was always cleaned and dressed nicely. She came in later and was picked up early than ANY other child there. A lot of the made fun of her two dad. She was only one but I know she could tell they were talking about her. so awful. I think that its great that she got to have a loving home with good parents

Krista - posted on 04/30/2010

And really, gay marriage has been legal in several jurisdictions for several years now, and as far as I'm aware, the sky hasn't fallen, nor has the heterosexual divorce rate skyrocketed. Actually, it seems like things are just sort of ticking along as they've always been, and gay marriage hasn't harmed straight marriage OR society one little bit.

Imagine that.

Cynthia - posted on 04/30/2010

Agreed, ladies. If something doesn't affect my life in any way, why should I care? Lots of people think homosexuality is a choice... I disagree with that completely.

Amy - posted on 04/30/2010

I agree with Shavaune, I don't see why then shouldn't be able to get married like the rest of us. It doesn't matter who you fall in love with, as long as your getting married because you are truly in love and work on staying together if there are issues.

Shavaune - posted on 04/30/2010

I don't really care what another person does with their own life. In my opinion if you don't like gay marriage, don't go to a gay wedding. Who cares what another person does in the privacy of their own home. They are hurting anyone.