I believe that gay marrige should be illegal. What do you think?

My father is gay and has been in the same relationship for many years now. In order to even come close to having the rights married people have, he and his partner have had to go to lawyers and have tons of papers drawn up, just to make sure they can make medical decisions for each other and such, all things that would come with marriage automatically. Even with all those kinds of paperwork, they still don't get the same tax breaks, have the same inheritance rights (sure if there's a will, they can inherit, but they will be taxed whereas a spouse wouldn't)... there are so many things they can't duplicate even with spending a lot of money and time on it. So I believe that NOT legalizing gay marriage is essentially keeping people like my father and his partner (who live a surprisingly normal and boring life) from having equal rights. I got so many rights just with my marriage certificate that they simply can't have... and for such a ridiculous reason as the fact that they have the same genitalia. What business is that of anyone's anyway?

Their not trying to glorify it. Their just trying to raise it from the dirt that people like your parents have stomped it into. Your being closeminded.

I don't believe it should be legal or illegal. I personally believe it is covered under the "right to the pursuit of happiness" of the constitution. This doesn't believe I think it is natural. Lots of things are not natural nor perfect.. in fact are quite flawed. God Himself endowed the ability to make choices.. an offshoot of thinking ability, actually.. All untruth will fall. We don't need to fight for it. Some of the nicest folks I know are gay.. God bless!

Since gay marriage has been an "issue" worth seriously debating for about 5-6 years now, for your parents to have lauded against it your whole life, you must be exceedingly young.I vote that you are very single minded.

If you are not gay, why should the issue matter to you at all? Even if you believe it is a sin, (which I disagree but hey everyone is entitled to their opinion)when it comes right down to it, what does it matter to you? I think adults should be able to choose their partner/partners and have their relationships recognized & protected by the same rules that are applied to any other couple. What difference does it make to me or you if it's two men, a man & two women, a man & one woman or any combo there of? No one is suggesting that hetero marriages be made illegal and only gay marriages be allowed; just that all people should have the same rights & responsibilities.

I believe it should be illegal. What if I want to marry my dog, or maybe my 5 year old nephew? Where do we draw the line? Do we draw the line? Who gets to draw the line?

I think it's a good thing. Love is something to be celebrated, and denying any group the right to celebrate and mark that love, and find legal security in their relationship, is just cruel and wrong. Gay marriage has no effect on you, or anyone else not part of that relationship. but it provides security. you know someones partner, the love of their life, their one, could go into hospital, and someone could have no rights to even see them on their deathbed. how can that ever be right? it also protects financial rights, property rights. fair enough, if a religion doesn't agree with homosexuality, then they shouldn't marry homosexuals, but a civil marriage ceremony is out of their hands to dictate to. Gay marriage harms no one. in fact, it affects no one but the couple. so people need to get their nose out of other peoples PRIVATE LIVES.