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Your Arguments for Gay Marriage

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Arabian.
Posts: 9653 - Karma: 322

For or against? Which do you think is right and why?

As you know with the election a couple months away, Gay marriage is a pretty big issue to alot of people, and a vote for one candidate is completely opposite from the other in almost every way. So what about gay marriage? Give us your thoughts and why you think you're right.

PS. No drama, no queer or fags/slurs. Get it on.

Sep 14 2008 3:53AM
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RudyGarmisch
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You should be able to get the rights afforded to married couples by our government, no matter the gender, or the benefits should be abolished.
Sep 14 2008 3:55AM
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josh.
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i think they should be aloud to, because they aren't any less people then someone who is straight so why give them less rights?
Sep 14 2008 3:57AM
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ax_murderer
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fagsss


why do they need the name marriage.
call it life partner, same rights, why is it still an issue? marriage is man woman. life partner is same sex, homosexuals(no badness associated) can't expect the same name because it is NOT the same.
Sep 14 2008 4:00AM
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Arabian.
Posts: 9653 - Karma: 322
Personally, I don't believe in the asymmetry in the arguments presented by the conservative side.

- If you want to protect the sanctity of marriage, ban divorce AND gay marriage

- If you want to say it's a reproduction issue, ban infertile couples, ban old couples and gay couples.

- If you say it's an issue of raising children in an un-favorable way, ban single parents and gay couples.

- Gay people will only raise gay children. I can't even believe that they use that argument anymore.

Cause straight only raise straight children. sarcasm.
Sep 14 2008 4:08AM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Who gives a shit, let them do what they want to do, im not stopping them.
Sep 14 2008 6:55AM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
hella let em get together. BUT change the name. i am a christian and i think of marriage as a lifelong partnership between a man and woman. so if you would be so kind as to change the name of what theyre doing and still have the same rights and to NOT come into our churches and try and get our pastors to link them for life, please, please let them get together.
Sep 14 2008 7:08AM
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mellifluous
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i say let them do what they want
Sep 14 2008 8:39AM
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[BRI]noceros
Posts: 2319 - Karma: 40
such good points. gays are united states citizens and they should have the same rights. oh and, the thing about gay parents will only raise gay children, there is a huge family in my town with two fathers, and they probably have like 5 boy children and none of them are gay
Sep 14 2008 8:56AM
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Schmidnj
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The main reason the name marriage is brought in to the argument is for the benefits that they would receive as a married couple (tax breaks, insurance, life insurance, ect.).
Sep 14 2008 9:01AM
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Quinny
Posts: 3477 - Karma: 163
It is an overblown non-issue that should be left to the states.
Sep 14 2008 10:15AM
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andrew.
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why not?
Sep 14 2008 10:19AM
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breezepig
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so your argument is over the word marriage, seems a little ridiculous
Sep 14 2008 10:42AM
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crazyfuck
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live and let live. of course they should be allowed to get married.

and people who get hung up by the fact that they're using the word "marriage" are just idiotic and i don't think i should have to explain why. it's a fucking WORD- get over it!
Sep 14 2008 10:47AM
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leckett1
Posts: 6476 - Karma: 294
Here's my opinion:

WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK LET THEM GET MARRIED THERE ARE MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT IN THE WORLD!!!!
Sep 14 2008 11:33AM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019
If you think that gay marriage should not exist, there is no critical thinking involved. You aren't gonna stop people from being gay, it's not a choice, it is a natural occurance; you are either born gay or straight so you shouldn't be afraid of them trying to convert you or others to being gay. There is nothing in the constitution that says All men are created equal except for ones that like other dudes. It's completely ridiculous even if you do have a heavy religious background-->which isn't allowing you to think critically about the situation and be open minded to  new ideas.
Sep 14 2008 12:04PM
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MCIRONCOCK
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Only if both chicks are hot
Sep 14 2008 12:12PM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
I don't have a problem with it. I'm a libertarian on the issue. I can't stand how ignorant people are on the issue. I live almost in the south and the other day when my school had club day there was a gay straight alliance booth and everyone went there and fucked with the poor kids working it.

But if I could vote gay marriage probably wouldn't be what I vote on. I would vote on my wallet.
Sep 14 2008 12:12PM
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Malcolm
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yesterday i got lost in downtown montreal and ended up on the gay street somehow. i got the fuck out of there its the sketchiest place ever. plus i had on a bunch of colorful newschoolers scarfs so i took those off
Sep 14 2008 12:22PM
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carvingcarl
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i think it should be legal. And up to the specific church if they want to do gay marriages. Frankly i think its ridiculous that its illegal
Sep 14 2008 12:40PM
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ax_murderer
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just as rediculuous that gays and y'all want it to be the same name. give em same tax breaks everything, just life partner, not marriage
Sep 14 2008 1:14PM
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Arabian.
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I am all for it. Just wanted to see any rational thought from the right side of things.
Sep 14 2008 3:18PM
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schism
Posts: 1705 - Karma: 389
butt buddies?

but in all seriousness let them get married, theres more important things then gays getting married in this world
Sep 14 2008 3:33PM
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solitaryman
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Fags will be fags..
Sep 14 2008 3:37PM
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lloyd_christmas
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i don't care in th e least, there's way more important things going on.  a vote shouldn't swing on this issue at all.
Sep 14 2008 3:49PM
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MC_POUTINE
Posts: 1380 - Karma: 112
WHY? its not hurting you at all. who says marriage is a man and a woman? the constitution? the constitution also says slaves are ok
Sep 14 2008 3:53PM
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Campeador
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As long as its not blown over the top with dudes wearing bridal gowns and lesbians wearing tuxedos then I don't care.
Sep 14 2008 4:27PM
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skiminnesota
Posts: 9093 - Karma: 429
give them every right under the book i dont give a rats ass....

but call it something different...



Sep 14 2008 5:13PM
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ThaLorax
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Sep 14 2008 6:01PM
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Poppins
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so many good points. did you make that up?
Sep 14 2008 6:06PM
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pandora.
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very nicely put. It astonishes me that in this day and age this is still an argument.
Its an equal right. civil liberties anyone?





Sep 14 2008 6:06PM
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1080ski
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giving it a different name isnt fair... thats the whole "equal but different" thing that we used to have with African Americans, and that was ruled as not legal. if you want to give them equal rights, give them everything exactly as everybody else has it.

i am for gay marriage
Sep 14 2008 6:11PM
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SoulSkia
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well I think they should definitly be allowed to get married and get all the same rights and benefits of straight couples.

This country is about freedom and in my opinion anyone in this country should be able to do whatever they want unless they are hurting someone else.

For those of you saying they should call it something different to protect the sanctity of marriage or whatever that's just stupid. There is no law that protects the word marriage. Marriage is a joke in this country anyway, the divorce rate is like more than half and you can get married in vegas for pocket change.
Sep 14 2008 6:14PM
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Aenigma
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In a "civilized" country such as ours there is no need to create laws stating the percieved inferiority of a particular group of people.  You're no better than a person based upon sexual preference, just as your skin color no longer grants you any special rights.  Get over yourself.
Sep 14 2008 6:16PM
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lydiaiskwllol
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hahahaha agreed
Sep 14 2008 6:17PM
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doublexl
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Sep 14 2008 7:20PM
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FUUUCK
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I'm all for gay marriage.
Sep 14 2008 8:03PM
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TheQuailman
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Gay guys gross me out, but whatever, I really don't care at all about this issue, and in no way will it affect my vote.
Sep 14 2008 8:09PM
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vinnyT
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uhhh, under the law they dont have the same rights
i agree call it a civil union, but gays should definitely be allowed to gain the same tax benefits, etc as straight married couples
Sep 14 2008 9:29PM
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ryan.c
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not letting them marry in one state or country will just result in them leaving and return married.



and thats theres way more important things to worry about
Sep 14 2008 9:34PM
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dwigt
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Until recently i thought that gay marriage was bad. The thing was i really had no reason for why. I started thinking and realized that there is really no good reason why it shouldn't be allowed, so now i'm ok with it
Sep 14 2008 10:50PM
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sick-as-aids
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who has the right to dictate who someone should choose to like and marry? just because theyr gay doesnt mean they arent peole and should be excluded from tradtitional things like marrage, its no different to calling blacks inferrior just because of their skin color, we are all people with equal rights
Sep 14 2008 11:51PM
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mattster
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It would be pretty topsy turvy if you were the addopted son of a gay couple. Turns out that you like girls because you were just born that way. And your gay dads disowned you... kind of crazy perspective if you put the shoe on the other foot.

But yeah, same sex couples getting married in churches? Not right, churches don't do that. Legal rights should go without saying, but religion is its own thing. I suppose if you find a minister that will marry two girls or two guys or whatever than it's up to the congregation or the minister or however its done. But a church should have the right to deny you.
Sep 15 2008 12:19AM
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SHastatahoe
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I say lets worry about real issues.  economic policy, foreign policy, things that really matter, and things that we are really voting for.  Just because a president supports or doesnt a certain issue means anything is going to change.  If Obama is elected, gay marriage will not become a national legality, it will stay the same, a topic of debate.  Abortion is the same.  

Lets worry about the real issues people, not this nonsense.  I say, if it doesnt concern you (your not gay), don't even bother discussing it. 

although i do recall something in the constitution about all men being created equally.  I know this doesnt apply to blacks or women, but c'mon, gay dudes are dudes too.
Sep 15 2008 12:46AM
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dodgeridge*rider
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well
it says in the bible that its a sin

so i guess its bad
Sep 15 2008 12:56AM
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RudyGarmisch
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And we're assuming gay parents would raise their children to be gay why?
Sep 15 2008 12:57AM
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shortdawg
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i could verbally rape and disprove you but believe what you want.
Sep 15 2008 1:03AM
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skithesprings
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how is the arguement over the meaning of the word ridiculous? thats what the word means so thats how it should be used. if i say i am the president of the united states thats a completely false claim and the same thing goes for homos saying they are married because marriage = man + woman
Sep 15 2008 1:07AM
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Pwn.Mode
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Pronunciation: \ˈmer-ij, ˈma-rij\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English mariage, from Anglo-French, from marier to marry Date: 14th century
1 a (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.
but really who cares? it's not like if they cant get married people arn't going to continue to be gay, thus it should be no big deal. I mean it's not my cup of tea but it's not harming me.
Sep 15 2008 1:18AM
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freezed
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absolutely
Sep 15 2008 1:37AM
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XtRemE11
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all i can say is id rather be a happy gay person than a homophobic hater straight guy
Sep 15 2008 7:10AM
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