On a scale of 1 to 10 how important is gay marriage? 10 means of paramount importance. 1 means not important at all. This is compared to other issues.
Your question is pretty vague. Politically? Personally? Comparatively? For example, for me, politically, it would probably be about a 9. Personally, because I am not gay, it would be about a 4. Comparatively, when I consider all other issues that are concerning, it would be about a 7.
How important is it for news coverage. In other words, if you were working in the media with lots of other news to cover like the economy, the election, foreign policy, etc.
Oh, that's a COMPLETELY different question. Seems like you are asking how much news coverage should GM get COMPARED to other things, such as economy, the election, foreign policy, etc. Is that correct?
Yes, that's what I meant. A news organization has to make choices every day on what stories are most important -- what page of the newspaper it goes on if it's print, how much air time it gets if it's TV, etc.
For me? None. The issue is an idiotic created issue just like marriage in general. There is no point in marriage and the only reason people want marriage and government attached is so they can benefit. Nothing else needs to be said about it for me.
I think that would make everybody happy.
Not long ago I got some stats on gay marriage in Massachusetts. The number of people taking advantage of SSM's legality there is tiny compared to the general population, and tiny compared to the estimated gay population.... IIRC it was something like one percent of gays had gotten hitched since SSM was legalized several years ago.
Apparently there aren't very many gay people who actually want to get married.
So since your scale doesn't go down to 0.1, I had to choose 1..... :mrgreen: It just seems to be something that thousands of people want to TALK about for every ONE that wants to DO it.
Not long ago I got some stats on gay marriage in Massachusetts. The number of people taking advantage of SSM's legality there is tiny compared to the general population, and tiny compared to the estimated gay population.... IIRC it was something like one percent of gays had gotten hitched since SSM was legalized several years ago.
Apparently there aren't very many gay people who actually want to get married.
So since your scale doesn't go down to 0.1, I had to choose 1..... :mrgreen: It just seems to be something that thousands of people want to TALK about for every ONE that wants to DO it.
2% of the population wants access to something half of those who even try will fail at, and this will not affect me regardless either way.On a scale of 1 to 10 how important is gay marriage? 10 means of paramount importance. 1 means not important at all. This is compared to other issues.
1, non-issue being blown well out of proportion. If gays want to be together, who gives a flying ****?
First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Massive over-simplification of the issue, but I also take it to mean you support SSM and the equal rights to it along with the equal rights to SSD (same sex divorce).
I am reminded of the "First they came..." speech when it comes to debates such as SSM.
I may not have a horse in the parade, but I can still fight for the right of the parade to exist.
Massive over-simplification of the issue.....
......but I also take it to mean you support SSM and the equal rights to it along with the equal rights to SSD (same sex divorce).
The "1" is a double edged sword. Those of us who chose it aren't going to stand in the way, but neither are we going to help out with 'support'.