#8: Gay Marriage

Alright, seriously people, think of an argument, establish a point, and stick to it. Every blog/comment I've read is widespread and not really pointing out good/bad/pros/cons of gays being married. I've seen opinions, good, but no straight forward yes/nos with reasons...

This is dsteed's post:
"On Election Day all 30 states which voted on the gay marriage ban supported the ban. Even though Obama is a progressive liberal, which in general support gay rights, the vast majority of his supporters voted for the ban to pass. I think this is good. I personally do not agree with gay marriage. Children who are raised by gay parents face hardships that children with strait parents don’t. Some include being ridiculed and mistreated by others, which potentially can have long term effects, also children may either lack a father figure or mother figure depending on if it is two men or women that are married. Children need both a maternal and paternal influence to be healthy. I have no problem with gay people living together and being together, but when marriage and children become involved then I have a problem. One other claim that I cannot stand is that gay people are the way they are because of genetics. There are no genes that determine one’s orientation. Every person that I have met that is gay has been able to explain to me why they are gay. Not one of them said they were born that way or that they didn’t know why. In fact, every one of them had a story and very profound reasons why. I don’t necessarily agree with the choices they have made, but I do not hate them for it. Being gay is a choice people make for whatever reason and all choices have consequences. One consequence in my opinion should be that gay people cannot be married, for the reasons I have stated above."


Not bad man.

I've got an opinion here, and may I first say that I have nothing against gays/homosexuals or the PC term "homosexual community." My good friend was indeed raised normally with a natural father and mother, however by the time he was 17, his father realized he was not attracted to his mother, but other men. He left wife for another man and life moves on(details may have been excluded).

First, why does a gay couple need/want to be married? Emotionally, the couple wants to excel their relationship to the next/final level, which is marriage, and live out life devoted to each other under the oath of law, and ultimately, God. Legally, there is not much to be needed, besides proof of unity/devotion/"marriage" itself. In all sense of legal terms of a couple(gay or straight), there is no difference between being married or at least living together under mutual funds. All of your credit cards, bank accounts, loans, insurances, phone bills, and all that good stuff can be done under a single name, whether it be a last name shared through marriage or an individual of the couple, and has no advantage/disadvantage based on "marriage." This is mainly why I support NO gay marriage...you can be gay(happy) being gay, but you don't need to be married. Mutual partnerships, absolutely, go for it.

Second, why must it be known that you are gay?! The military has a good view on this, which is "don't ask, don't tell." This means, don't ask a guy if he's gay because it looked like he was staring at another guy's balls, and don't tell anyone if you yourself stared at another guys balls!!! Seriously, it makes no difference in life if you are gay or not. Imagine this, you are at a social gathering and you start to make conversation with another man/woman, but you can't tell if they are gay because there aren't any signs(gay voice, limp wrist movement, gay slang, etc) so you don't bother, you just continue to carry on a conversation, but what if after the gathering, you are told by someone that the person you talked to ever so casually, was gay?! What would you think?! OMG?! Ya ya ya...the point is, you couldn't tell, and it didn't make a difference because they are people too!!

Third, what the hell is up with gay rights? Aren't gay people trying to defend the fact that they aren't any different from normal straight people? Well then explain to me this, why, if you are just the same as a straight person, do you need your own set of rights? The answer is you dont! At work, if someone supposedly accuses you of being gay or jokes about your gayness if you are in fact gay, don't assume that you must enforce your "gay rights," because you have none, that is called harassment, right?!

Fourth, don't use the idea that a child must be raised by both parents to be normal or "healthy." There are far many worse cases out there than a kid raised by two men who are sex partners. Shit happens man.

Fifth! Well, I could keep going on with this, but you get my point by now, right? Ah well, fuck it, my assignment is done and I don't have to see you guys anymore so I'm good.

Everyone, have a good break, a wonderful Christmas, a happy New Year, and good luck with life! I...am...OUT!!!