Gay marriage

Never really cared much on this issue.. is being married that big of a deal for 2 men or 2 women? is stopping it that big of a deal for anyone alive? If it is.. I could care less because there are bigger issues in this world.

this is the civil rights issue of our generation. before it was segregation based on color of skin. this isn’t much different. I am sad to see that some of you don’t care about this issue. It is wrong that homosexual couples are denied the right of marriage. It is because so many people don’t care that this issue persists. @trek79, thank you for posting this topic. It needs more attention. More people need to care. Maybe it doesn’t affect you, but I think you should at least feel sympathy for these people.

It should mean something to you all. Married couples get tax benefits, which gay people aren’t entitled too. I’m straight and I find it REAL fucking offensive. If marriage were simply a title, maybe it would b insignificant, but it has legal ramifications, and therefore it is seriously unfair on the homosexual community. Same with gay adoption. There would be a transition period where bullying would probably be common, but there is no good reason why gay couples shouldn’t be allowed to adopt children.

Just cos there are other bigger issues, doesn’t mean this doesn’t matter.

I’d never thought of it that way and it’s an excellent rebuttal.

Though David Ickes is pretty batshit, his life philosophy is perfect. Believe and do whatever you want, and don’t force those beliefs on anyone else (killing/hurting counts as forcing your beliefs on someone).

I’m gay and I hope I can get married someday. I tell a lot of people who are against gays that blacks used to be treated like animals and not allowed to marry before the civil rights movement, so why can’t gays marry. I think Romans might be the cause for homophobia because they edited the bible. They saw a lot of greek records of homosexuality, especially true homosexuals not the straight guys having sex for camaraderie, and they saw these flamboyant looking men and thought it was weird. People just don’t like changing their beliefs.

I am not gay, but I certainly care about civil rights. I think everyone should be able to marry. But, I don’t think we should be able to tell someone what to do. If the Christian church wants to denounce gays, then so be it. It is their club and who are we to say otherwise.

The issue is that marriage is seen as a Christian idea. Break the connection, and then everyone is free to get married. If married just means an intimate partnership, then there can be no stupid rules like it can only be between a man and a woman.

This country is too Christian. I have nothing against Christianity, or any religion for that matter, but this religion imparticular has many ideas in which it would like to pass off as natural laws. Marriage being one of them.

Ironically, America would have you believe in a separation of church and state.

I agree with @unstoppableobject. I can’t think of anyone here being on the opposite side of this issue. That being said, I want to be able to see all of my friends get married, not just some of them. I also would at least like the option to marry the person of my choice if I so choose to. I see no reason why two people who love each other should not be allowed to get married if they want to.
While this is a huge issue for me, personally, I realize that it’s non-issue for a lot of people. Obviously, there are many other important things to be concerned about in this world, but denying people basic civil liberties is pretty high up on the list for me.

@unstoppableobject, true, most everyone on this sight believes in equal marriage rights for homosexuals, but as you can see, some people just don’t care. if nothing else, this will create awareness and hopefully make people see it’s importance.

@trek79, Great point. Satan worshiper marriage should be worse than gay marriage by the apparent values of the hyped anti-side of this debate(the other side is hyped too). But the whole gay marriage debate is a big facepalm if you ask me. Freedom speaks for itself through deed though seldom through word.

edit: anon has a point too though. Many problems are just symptoms of a greater flaw in our understanding of both ourselves and others as human beings. Picking at scabs isn’t always the best path to healing, though it is quite satisfying right? ;)

The more gays, the better, cause the less competition for me. So let 90% of you guys become gay and I will not have to worry about finding the right woman to live with.

Seriously, I do not care about people their ethnicity and/or sexual preference, as long as they do not disturb me in my daily life.
But to be honest I do not like the gay men that have to show the rest of the world how gay they are, with their gay behaviors all the time. But in the same way I do not like the hetero men who are whistling at women on the streets all the time, and who are acting like women are only some kind of sex objects.
So once again, I do not care about once sexual preference, but I reject some kind of behaviors, which can be seen as typical gay or hetero behaviors.
And as long as the gay people respect my sexual preference, I can respect theirs.