What is your opinion of Gay Marriage?

United States
August 13, 2006 4:47pm CST
I post on another forum and this subject starts a firestorm every time it comes up. It's a predominantly conservative forum so the hundreds of posts it generates is to be expected I suppose. I maintain that gay couples should be allowed the legal protections of a Civil Union, but Civil Unions should be constructed to be equal to marriage in matters of inheritance, visitation of the sick and injured partner, custodial care, and cessation of life support issues. Currently there are only 7 states in the US that recognize civil unions and even there, the civil union wording is quite weak. What do you think?
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@MrsFrizzle (1963)
• United States
19 Sep 06
Even if someone does not belive it is right to be gay does that mean that people do not all deserve equal rights? I think people should be allowed to marry anyone they want in any state. We are a free country and we should strat acting like it.
• Germany
14 Aug 06
I don't see anything wrong with it, I feel like if that's what a person wants let them be happy.
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@imlex1 (116)
19 Sep 06
i dont think it is anyones business but theirs,,if they wed,,so what,,i do think that they should get preferential treatment either,,if they marry and divorce the same rules should apply,,split half and half,,she takes she to the cleaners,so to speak,,i do think if two people are in love and want to affirm committment to each other,they should be able to, it must be painful for the law to stop them,,they will always just be g/f and g/f or b/f and b/f,never moving on to something between them as the rest of us get,i dont see a problem myself but i suppose someone will point out my ignorance on this subject.
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@pisshole (493)
• New Zealand
19 Sep 06
I used to be like, whatever, I don't care, neither for nor against it, do what thou wilt. But now that I've seen how many people get this uptight about it, I am totally for it. Anything that pisses this many people off has to be a good thing.
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• Australia
3 Oct 06
I'm not gay and live in australia, we have the gay madigra every year in our very own sydney. Its a big event everyone looks forward to attending. Don't know what the laws are here, I'm happy to have gay friends, I find gay people very interesting and funny not to forget friends right back.
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@jolamama (92)
• United States
19 Sep 06
Love is love. You can't control who you love. What does it matter if it's a man and woman, a man and a man or a woman and a woman? If someone doesn't like it, then walk away. People should be able to be happy no matter who they love.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
14 Aug 06
It is impracticable and immoral.
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@atulleo25 (484)
• India
19 Sep 06
I personally think the idea of gay marriage is good. There is no restriction for who anyone can fall in love with, why should there be a restriction on who one can marry? People who are in a gay marriage should have the same rights as a straight marriage as well. But, marriage does not restrict to the multiplication only it means that you are sharing your life with someone whom you confide in and trust the most.
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• United States
16 Sep 06
I say to each their own..My thing is people who preach about "God" and sin,and say how sickening and disgusting and etc.. are you not judging them? Is that not too a sin? Same could be said about interracial marriages..my saying is, "If you don't like it, don't look". Would I be in a homosexual relationship? Nope..not for me..but I dont judge those who do, it's their lives.
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@kesav010 (1684)
• India
19 Sep 06
well people who want it shud be given the freedom to do it..after all its a free world..
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@kataztrophy (1836)
• United States
18 Sep 06
Seeing as it doesnt really hard anyone(just makes people unconfortable) I dont have anything against gay marriage. I have too much drama in my own life to worry about every little thing other people do.
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@suryachalla (1369)
• India
3 Oct 06
At first sight, gay marriages used to appear preposterous to me. But as the years passed by, I have started reconciling myself that such marriages are a necessary 'eccentricity' of modern life. Gay marriages are a vehement protest against traditional society. Such marriages are a method of declaring openly what is abhorred and considered base, by society. By openly declaring themselves as 'Gay' couples, such people overcome their 'guilty' feelings and the 'sneering', 'contemptous' looks and reactions of others in society.
@gulshah (861)
• China
3 Oct 06
it is immoral and i hate such kind of things its unnatural too .
@010878 (303)
• Indonesia
14 Aug 08
Well I think that depends on the couple themselves. Because when a couple decided to get married then it means they're ready to face any consequences. I support any kind of marriage as long as they're based on love and feeling mutual and no one forcing them into the marriage. About the law, I guess they need more flexibility and we need more liberal and open minded people in the government because a nation consists of many different people and characters and background. And I don't think it's fair judging someone or a couple by any means such as religion because you're not the one living their lives so as long as their happy then I don't see any reason not to approve Gay Marriage. I prefer them to get marriage then for them live their lives promiscuously.
@perkelvin (264)
• Nigeria
1 Oct 06
it is the devil work u know this the end time the devil knows time is against him inorder for him not to loose he derive this strategy to draw people t hell.for Gods sake marriage is for a man and a woman and not a man marrying a man or woman with a man.
@atjustin (206)
• India
27 Sep 06
let them do what they want to
• United States
27 Sep 06
I say let them be happy. As long as they are not pushing there beliefs on us then who are they hurting except MAYBE themselves? It is not our place to judge, it is Gods job to do so. So why worry about what they are doing when you could be foucing on your own life instead of trying to get into theres.
@sevenseas (754)
• United States
27 Sep 06
I really don't personally care if they marry or not. Where the problem comes in is that they want the mainstream churches to accept it and that just isn't going to happen. So, if I were gay, I would do a civil union, have a ceremony with my friends and family present, and quit whining because the Baptist didn't chose to attend.
• United States
27 Sep 06
Judge Not, lest ye be judged. It's really not my problem, nor my business who marries who. I have enough on my plate in my own life. What other people do, if it happens to be against God's will, well, God will take care of it. In the meantime He gave us all the ability to make our own choices. I don't guess the government has any right to say one way or another either. It does boil down to seperation of religion and state too. Aside from our religious beliefs, who are we to decide if it's right or wrong? Because religion and state are seperate, the government cannot really vote on this, although they do. If it were not for religion, would we even have any idea that homosexuality is wrong?
@skittlez353 (1402)
• United States
28 Sep 06
I don`t think it`s right but I`m not much of a political person. I would never fight FOR it or AGAiNST. I believe we all should have our right to freedom and it`s not like if you don`t let them get married....they`re going to turn straight right?!