Comments | gwenix: Gay Marriage Saves Lives!

gwenix

Gay Marriage Saves Lives!

Mar 16, 2010 15:32

Recently, I've seen a number of references to Iowa Family Policy Center saying that gay marriage is “more dangerous for individuals who engage in it than is smoking,” because of a recent CDC publication of statistics showing homosexual men having higher rates of AIDS and Syphillis. IFPC maintains, "Because of these figures, if the state allows gay ( Read more... )

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I can't help but think of Monty Python logic. qiika March 16 2010, 20:31:29 UTC

So if a woman weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood, and therefore...

A witch!

gwenix March 17 2010, 12:49:34 UTC

The ability to have a committed relationship is orthogonal to the "gay marriage spreads STDs" argument, though.

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mr_sunyata March 16 2010, 23:43:45 UTC

Homophobia is rooted in misogyny. Manage the symptoms and treat the disease.

~ me

gwenix March 17 2010, 12:52:47 UTC

Sadly, this is very true. The real root of the "destroys traditional values" argument, to me, is that gay marriage defies the belief that every marriage needs a woman -- in the kitchen and birthing babies.

I may post another rant on feminism in TV advertising later. There are a few commercials out there that really piss me off because they also assume this about women.

But again, this is orthogonal to their "gay marriage spreads STDs" claim. Honestly, I just wanted to make total fun of this horribly thought out argument. It's clearly someone grasping at straws.

gwenix March 17 2010, 12:54:02 UTC

Btw, did you get a Save the Date?

mr_sunyata March 18 2010, 00:30:57 UTC

I did, however I am hoping to return around Thanksgiving. I do hope that some day I am as fortunate as you. I am always with you both...

like an annoying smell

cusm March 17 2010, 05:15:17 UTC

If I follow their logic, having a gay marriage makes you have lots of unprotected sex with other gay men and get stds. They have an interesting view of marriage. Oh wait, judging by the behavior of some of their tv preachers, that's actually about accurate :)

gwenix March 17 2010, 12:53:36 UTC

And again, QED. Because this contradicts the assumptions of what "traditional marriage" is purported to mean. :)

flit March 17 2010, 06:58:24 UTC

So by this logic, since women have the lowest rate of STDs, women should only marry other women. Support lesbian marriage!