Gay Marriage

There are two kinds of people who oppose making changes in the law to allow same-sex marriages.

There are the people who just don't see what all the fuss is about, since there are other legal ways of being partners.

And, there the the people who see it as homosexuals trying to legitimize their evil ways.

Today, I am going to slap around the second group.

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People who think that gay marriage is about making gay sex "okay" hold a couple of world views I find disgusting.

First of all, they think marriage is about sex. (I suspect this is behind the high divorce rate.) A marriage license is not a sex license. The courts really don't care who is fucking who. A marriage license is a court document recognizing the merger of two individuals into a household, with shared responsibilities and liabilities.

Also, they think homosexual relationships are about the sex. They aren't about the sex any more than straight relationships. Sure, there are some people who just get the hots for each other, and that's all they want from each other. These people don't want to get married. People who share a deeper relationship than sexual are the ones who want to get married.

It "erodes the sanctity of Matrimony". We are not talking about a religious ceremony here. We are talking about a court document. You can still have your church wedding, and the sacrament of Matrimony, and it is still different and separate from secular marriage. If non-standard marraiges erode the sanctity of Matrimony, worry about all those Buddhists, Muslims, Athiests, Agnostics, Unitarians, Pagans and other people who are getting married outside your perceived blessings of God.

Again, I think the cure is to just get to know people.

People I have met who are against "gay marriage" don't know any gay couples.

Anyone whose mind is not calcified by dogma can see when two people are a "couple" and not just sex partners.


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