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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Because of the religious aspect. What other reason is there?

Several resons. Some straight people still believe that you can turn someone gay. Thats why the anty gay marrage laws are always termed "Defense of Marrage". Some people in this day and age still believe that homosexuality is a choice and and that some marrage is gonna get broken up because a straight woman is good friends with a lesbian and is gonna decide to all the sudden gonna swing that way and abandon her family. Like the reality is that she was unhappy all along and only got married becasue she thought that was what she had to do to have a family and be "happy".

Also a lot of the people apparently polled think that it somehow cheapens their marrages. The farmer and his wife in the midwest only see gay images that reflect the extremes of gay society. The parades and the drag, dykes on bikes and wierd ass cultural garb. They dont see the normal, everyday hard working gay americans and gay canadians who are in their midsts just trying to make a living and be happy and live their lives and are totally "normal acting". The farmer and his wife dont want someone who acts all extreme to have the same blessing on their unions becasue it seems so bizzare, so foriegn.

I have a cousin who is lezbian and why shouldnt she be able to spend her life in a committed relationshp to someone she loves?

I support it. It has nothing to do with religion. Sure, its fundamentally about love. But most importantly, its about equality. Why shouldnt all members of our society be afforded the same rights and responsibilities? Isnt that what equal opportunity under the law is all about? In the US we've made it a point to extend the basic fundamental rights to all members of our society, except one group. Gays are the last group its ok, legally to descriminate against. And thats just not right, or fair. As for "civil unions" It should be all or nothing. Didnt we eliminate "seperate but UNequal" about 40 years ago? Its a shame were still not past that. Shame on us, indeed.