[Rudey]

You don't understand. Some of us do.

I am not scared of homosexuals to be honest with you. I feel as if anyone who attacks them verbally or physically is committing a crime. I don't think it is learned but something you are born with.

But the institution of marriage is not about benefits and privileges. People don't say hey let's get hitched so you can visit me when i'm sick, inherit my money, and get a tax break. In Europe they have certain civil unions even for straight couples that provide these benefits without marriage. I don't believe in that. Coincidentally they're not marriage, but civil unions.

-Rudey

Originally posted by pirepresent
I wasn't going to post on this, but I dont know... I just don't undertand why everyone is so against this.

If two people want to pledge to love one another for the rest of their lives, why shouldn't we let them? In this world of rising divorces, single parenting, and illegitimate children, what is so wrong with allowing two people who are honestly in love to be able to do it?

Gay people aren't going to stop being gay just because the president passes an amendment to outlaw gay marriage. It's not going to change their behavior. It's just going to prevent thousands of people from being able to spend their lives "officially" together - in ALL senses of the word, in terms of legal and spiritual priviledges.

I dont know if you all believe that people are born gay or become gay by choice, but I believe that no matter how they got there, they are people. And I would hate, HATE, if I was in love with another woman for someone to tell me that no, I couldn't have a real wedding. Every straight person in the free world can, even if they'll get divorced in a year (or three days, in the case of our favorite Ms. Spears). But I can't. Or that if I died, that person couldn't handle my arrangements.

Dont you all remember that story, about the lesbian couple - one woman went into a coma, and her father would not pull the life support DESPITE the fact that her girlfriend of many, many years - life partner, I guess - had instructions that the woman had left saying that in the event of such an occurance, she wanted to be taken off life support. But her father wouldn't allow it, and since her "life partner" is not legally recognized, that woman was left in a coma through a long, drawn out, and very traumatizing trial for all parties.

I see what you're saying, about how some could think this would lead the way for incest, etc. Where should the line be drawn? The line between homosexuality and incest is VERY clear however - homosexuality harms NOTHING (aside from the people who are opposed to it). Incest has serious, often severe genetic consequences. If two closely related people have children, such extremely similar DNA from both parents causes serious defects.

So there's the line. But homosexuals can't even have children, unless they adopt. So why, why can't we just let them have each other and share the happiness of being married?