Gay Marriage

[danny7]

I don't get it. What's so wrong with gay marriage???? Me speaking, i am gay, so i find it stupid dat gay marriage is illegal in some states, but what's so bad about it??

Edit: Lol, I just realized I wrote the subject wrong..

[Stronger]

I guess some people just dont like it, I believe Gay Marriage should be legal everywhere

[Jess]

you can edit your title you know...

I agree with you. I find nothing wrong with gay marriage and there are no good arguments against it whatsoever. It doesn't hurt anyone. gay and lesbian couples have as much right to marry as straight couples.

[huginnmuninn]

because some people believe marriage is a religious institution so if a religion says that something is wrong or a sin such as being gay then homosexuals shouldnt be allowed to get married. thats the logic behind it anyway

[trooneh]

give me the right to be as miserable as any straight person by getting married, that's all i ask for. i don't give a fuck if this religion or that says its wrong, at least in the united states marriage is also a civil institution that everyone should have the right to. don't go calling me a second class citizen because i'm gay.

[Donkey]

Gay marriage will be legalised in the big countries in the next few years. laws can't change as fast as the people quite often, but things are changing. more gay right laws are being introduced all the time and this will come in time - we can take example from countries such as The Netherlands which are way ahead of us

[Jess]

And how does it affect the people of those religions if gays get married? It doesn't.

If a certain Religion believes that showing your face in public is wrong, should it be illegal to show your face in public?

agreed. two men or two women marrying aren't hurting anyone. not everyone believes marriage is a religious institution >_>

^ I agree, but I just can't see the US being one of those Countries. There would be an uproar.

right...there would be :/

[Sugaree]

Oh great, another gay marriage thread.

[Maxxie]

Oh great, another gay marriage thread.

I think this subject has been beaten into oblivion.

I'm hoping for some opposition in this thread, but that's just me.

[ImCoolBeans]

All I can say is, why not?

[TheMatrix]

(Fixed the title for you)

Oh come on guys, don't you know that God wouldn't approve? 'tis much better to be conservative and stuff, and make all these [-]wonderful[/-] laws that prohibit everything. That way, we accomplish something, and we can say "I did that".

In case it isn't blatantly obvious, that was sarcasm

[danny7]

thnx, all good comments. Some ppl about religion, in the U.S. religion cant get in da way of laws because they have to be secular laws (meaning laws can't be because of any religious belief)

[kenoloor]

thnx, all good comments. Some ppl about religion, in the U.S. religion cant get in da way of laws because they have to be secular laws (meaning laws can't be because of any religious belief)

Marriage, in and of itself, is a religious institution, not to mention the pledge of allegiance, all of our currency referencing God, and the countless other examples that do not comply with separation of church and state in this damned country.

[Modus Operandi]

Where this issue gets muddled and confused is in the distinction between marriage as a religious rite and marriage as more of a financial/legal binder. Any religious institution should have the right to practice their religion as they please (with the obvious caveat that it can't be outright dangerous) and as such I have no problem with the religious side of marriage being controlled by, well, religion. However, when it comes to the legal side of it, I do think that any two people who wish to should be allowed to commit to such a union, regardless of gender.

[Kdude146]

I am happy that I live in Canada cuz no matter where you go here gay marriage is legal and I feel that it should be legal every where cuz everyone has the right to be with the person they love and I am bi so this is something I would love to help people in the US fight for in states that don't have it yet

[canadaski]

Even if I weren't gay, I would still whole heartedly support gay marriage. My sexuality does not dictate my political views.

[antiabort]

I support gay marriage but I doubt it will be legal any time soon.

[kenoloor]

Even if I weren't gay, I would still whole heartedly support gay marriage. My sexuality does not dictate my political views.

Of course it does. Not exclusively, but your sexuality is part of your identity, and that ultimately determines your points of view on these issues.

[Gordo]

what are you talking about illegal? NY, MA, NH it's legal. maybe: VT CA.
so it's legal. it's like a speed limit. It is different around the country. sometimes i think people just like to gripe

[Amnesiac]

Oh great, another gay marriage thread.

What disappoints me is that the only political issues most teens give a shit about are legalizing weed, gay marriage, and abortion, and few can formulate an argument that isn't biased and stupid for any one of them.

[Sugaree]

What disappoints me is that the only political issues most teens give a shit about are legalizing weed, gay marriage, and abortion, and few can formulate an argument that isn't biased and stupid for any one of them.

Also known as, "My opinions are facts!"

[Gordo]

What if you live in Florida and want to get married? Are you going to move all the way to New York? :rolleyes: It's not like a speed limit and it's extremely limited to the North-Eastern US. When we talk about gay marriage being legalized we mean the whole Country... only states in dark blue have unconditional same-sex marriage:

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idk, if ya live in florida take a vacation in the north east and get married. People seem to think it will become national, but I don't see Georgia, Alabama, Lousiana and mississippi as being down with that. At all. In any way. Shape or form. I won't say ever, but I don't see them honoring it if it became a national law. It's take them 10-20 years, and maybe not in our life time.