Gay Marriage

[piegirl]

I do not have a problem with Gay marriage.  My brother is gay.  However, from talking with people that I know who are gay they just want the same tax breaks, insurance and such that married people recieve.  Marriage is mostly that anyway.  I got married for that reason.  Not that I do not love my husband and plan to be with him, it was just that we were perfectly happy living as an unmarried couple, but I lost my job kids and myself needed insurance, as well as we checked on what a difference being married would make on our taxes and you would not believe the difference it will make for us. 

[JessieKateRose]

I'm for gays and lesbians having the right to marry, I think it is positively ridiculous that they can't in most parts of the US. Whether it is against your religion or not, this is supposed to be a free country, with freedom of religion. We all aren't Christians. Buddhists celebrate gay marriages, so not allowing them to be married is infringing their freedom of religion. It is extremely obvious that they should be able to be married.
(Read: MARRIAGE IS NOT JUST A CHRISTIAN THING.)

Gays don't hurt anyone just being gay. Give one example where they have.

[Elizabethar]

  I don't see why everyone, just can't be happy with you you are.

[aimeerose00]

I don't care who you marry.

[klutzycutie]

i think that ppl should have the right to get married to whoever they want to be with

u cant help it that they are gay

its who they are

its like for straight ppl

its like asking "why is a man and a woman kissing or holding hands?"

its the same thing with two men or two women

they should be married to whoever they love

and somehow i think that gays usually

have better relationships that

last longer than straight relationships

thats my opinion anyway

[prettynink87x]

just let them get married. we can so why can't others be happy without us sticking our nose into their business?

[bldrdev]

I'm straight, but I'm an artist, so I know a lot of gay men, and women in this industry. They are good people, and kind to everyone. I hope they CAN marry soon, and find love like the 'normal' people.

  Gay marriage is not normal.  It goes against God's law and even our Founding Fathers.  It's just the nature of the beast.

[liljp617]

I'm straight, but I'm an artist, so I know a lot of gay men, and women in this industry. They are good people, and kind to everyone. I hope they CAN marry soon, and find love like the 'normal' people.

  Gay marriage is not normal.  It goes against God's law and even our Founding Fathers.  It's just the nature of the beast.

Define normal.

Don't give a *bleep* about your invisible god's law.

Where did the Founding Fathers say anything about gay marriage?



If you're going to oppose something, at least put a little effort into thinking up logical reasons to do so.

[ylvr69syn]

I'm straight, but I'm an artist, so I know a lot of gay men, and women in this industry. They are good people, and kind to everyone. I hope they CAN marry soon, and find love like the 'normal' people.

  Gay marriage is not normal.  It goes against God's law and even our Founding Fathers.  It's just the nature of the beast.

Who are you to decide who is normal or not?

A lot of things that used to be abnormal are now legalized like interracial marriage and civil rights for women. If anything considering our currently rising population gay marriage should be allowed if only to lessen the number of new babies when so many others are in orphanages.

Maybe you should read this:

(Intended as sarcasm for those out there who take every-little-thing literally)
1) Being gay is not natural. Real people always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

2) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

3) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Brittany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in the world.

9) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.

10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans...

[naraye112]

Gay marriage should NOT be an issue. If that is what people want to do then they should be allowed to as long as they are not putting anyone in danger and are following the law then it should be no one's concern.

[crazygreen1126]

I'll say one thing...I'm happy to live in Massachusetts!!

[trujillo33]

I believe in gay marriage....everyone should have the right to choice who they love!!

[TheBlackRevel]

Let homosexuals live their lives. They need more justice. It's very sad to actually see fundamental Christians and homophobic people continuously bash them for their differences. Not everything in life is as "normal" as we think it should be. It is said that homosexuality and asexuals help control the population from being over-populated. Also, did anyone know that homosexuality and even bisexuality is present in several other species such as primates?

[David327]

I wish there weren't ignorant people. Especially in government. Then, this wouldn't even be an 'issue'.

[mommagoes]

wow! this is quite a heavy topic for this forum!   :-

makes me reconsider posting an opinion, not knowing who may or may not be offended or bothered by my post.   

what to do? what to do?   

one thing's for sure, my older brother is gay and has been with his boyfriend for over 8 years. they both work, go to church twice a week, have bought a house and are raising his boyfriend's two children together. if my brother were a woman, people would think "she" was crazy for "playing house" with a man for that long without getting a ring on her finger.