Comments | average_homos: Prop 8 Battle. Why?

rici_1113 in average_homos

Prop 8 Battle. Why?

Jan 11, 2010 21:09

OK, so... I'm not trying to start a flame war. Please don't make this one. I'm working on a paper for school about gay marriage. I'm wondering if there are any "average homos" that aren't really for gay marriage. Not necessarily opposed but not something they think is necessary? I'm also wondering what "average homos" think of my theory that us ( Read more... )

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ninoq January 12 2010, 07:28:46 UTC

Coming from a country that has allowed same sex marriage since 1999, being in fact the first country to do so, I can't for the life of me understand why we shouldn't be allows to get married.

It's not about shoving your lifestyle down someone's throat, it's about getting what you deserve as a citizen. A citizen who is worth just as much as any other citizen. It's ludicrous that some rights are only for some people and only certain rights are universal.

vertigoscott January 12 2010, 07:39:05 UTC

You are right that marriage is an antiquated institution, and honestly if I could, I would do away with it altogether, for everyone. However, getting folks to give up that tradition is going to be harder than getting them to allow us to partake in it. And the long and short of it is that there are benefits and rights granted with being married that we are missing out on, even with civil unions. I do not necessarily want to get married, but I want the right to be able to, I want fairness and equality, whether I choose to use it or not. I want to know that I am not being legally discriminated against because I am not the standard, a religious heterosexual, and to me, this is what the fight boils down to. Either take the rights associated with marriage away, or give them to EVERYONE.

artkouros January 12 2010, 12:40:35 UTC

I disagree with every one of your assertions. In a free society, you should have the right to believe and practice any stupid thing you want, and I should have the right to get married.

jayyy January 12 2010, 13:24:34 UTC

oh no, let's not generate any ill will towards our humble oppressors. lul.

singing_queen11 March 18 2010, 15:20:49 UTC

I think one of your assumptions can be called into question. Marriage could be considered a right because there are certain protections that come along with marriage (visitations, insurance coverage options, etc.) and the fourteenth ammendment is often interpreted to say that all citizens have equal protection under the law ( ... )