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What is the primary reason behind your support for same-sex marriage? [W:539/549]

What is the primary reason behind your support for same-sex marriage?

  • Because I’m gay/lesbian

    Votes: 3 2.2%

  • Because it’s an equal rights issue

    Votes: 78 57.4%

  • Because gays/lesbians love each other too

    Votes: 6 4.4%

  • Because I despise bigots/haters

    Votes: 1 0.7%

  • Because I don’t want to be labeled a bigot

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I’m opposed to gay marriage

    Votes: 13 9.6%

  • I don’t care, either way

    Votes: 16 11.8%

  • Other

    Votes: 19 14.0%
  • Total voters
    136
  • Poll closed .
Gawain said:
How is it a civil rights issue? No one has the right to marry the one they love. Its a privilege given by the state not a right. Just like a drivers license. You want a civil union to get benefits be my guest. Actually id rather you didnt and the same for anyone who is married.
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SCOTUS loving vs Virginia affirmed marriage as a right
 
Gawain said:
You can bet its close to non existent.

Men are horney and will screw almost anything they find appealing and even some they dont. Now you get two or men together who find men attractive and what do you think happens? Theres a reason every nation in history until recently has frowned on homosexuality in general. Theres also a reason most encouraged marriage and love had nothing to do with it.
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I would say you have a very low opinion of men. Using your logic then heterosexual men in relationships suffer the same problem and in fact the only people who can be truly monogamous are lesbians right?
 
I see anything other than allowing my fellow humans the same rights I enjoy...as a form of hatred.
 
Gawain said:
How is it a civil rights issue? No one has the right to marry the one they love. Its a privilege given by the state not a right. Just like a drivers license. You want a civil union to get benefits be my guest. Actually id rather you didnt and the same for anyone who is married.
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The argument is that the state should not be giving privileges to certain groups and not others. If the state is to offer privileges, they should be offered equally. I would prefer no marriage licenses, but that isn't going to happen any time soon.
 
Lakryte said:
The argument is that the state should not be giving privileges to certain groups and not others. If the state is to offer privileges, they should be offered equally. I would prefer no marriage licenses, but that isn't going to happen any time soon.
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Then I can marry two women or 3 men. heck the more the merrier. Ill marry 4 women and one man. Ill love them all :)

The laws as written give the same privileges to all
 
Gawain said:
Using Wiki as a source isnt very good. Do you know what the punishment was for being gay in ancient greece? If you came out of the closet you merely lost most of your rights. if you didnt they would execute you.
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So where is your link to support your claim?
 
Omgitsme said:
I would say you have a very low opinion of men. Using your logic then heterosexual men in relationships suffer the same problem and in fact the only people who can be truly monogamous are lesbians right?
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Being one I think I know them :)

And yes most men are sluts

Lesbians have no choice as they can only fool around :) They cant really have sex according to Clinton.
 
Gawain said:
How is it a civil rights issue? No one has the right to marry the one they love. Its a privilege given by the state not a right. Just like a drivers license. You want a civil union to get benefits be my guest. Actually id rather you didnt and the same for anyone who is married.
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I don't know how you define "civil rights" but it is certainly an equal protection issue. Being married imparts significant legal benefits. Creating a second class of marriage, one that doesn't grant the same legal benefits
as a traditional marriage is patently unconstitutional
 
Gawain said:
Then I can marry two women or 3 men. heck the more the merrier. Ill marry 4 women and one man. Ill love them all :)
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Alright, go for it. I don't support such relationships, but that doesn't mean I can't tolerate their existence.

The laws as written give the same privileges to all
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How can you write that with a straight face?
 
Gawain said:
Then I can marry two women or 3 men. heck the more the merrier. Ill marry 4 women and one man. Ill love them all :)

The laws as written give the same privileges to all
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If you can afford them more power to ya. Wives ain't cheap :)
 
Lakryte said:
Alright, go for it. I don't support such relationships, but that doesn't mean I can't tolerate their existence.


How can you write that with a straight face?
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Good then I can marry my cat as well.
 
Lakryte said:
Alright, go for it. I don't support such relationships, but that doesn't mean I can't tolerate their existence.


How can you write that with a straight face?
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Easy its true.

They dont ask your sexual persuasion when going for a license nor should they
 
OscarB63 said:
bolded: the same could be said of the supporters of SSM. if they would accept a secular union as being essentially the same thing as a traditional marriage and that those entered into it are granted the same rights, we could be done with this debate. but they won't because they continue to claim that "separate but equal" is not good enough.

i have suggested many times on this forum that the govt issue 'civil union' licenses to consenting adults wishing to get 'married' and then if a couple wants a 'traditional' marriage then they can find a church to recognize their civil union as a "marriage"
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I agree, IMO if not for the "activist" on both sides of the fight, this matter could have been settled by now.
 
Gawain said:
A video of a text lol. Too lazy to read?
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A text from a nobody. I could post a video claiming even space aliens have gay people with as much credibility.
 
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