A few issues only affect a small percentage of our community, but the gay marriage is an issue that impacts us all and has caused controversy across the nation. Only in Massachusette allows same sex marriage. As a compromise, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Vermont have all legalized same-sex civil unions. California, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon and Washington allow domestic partnerships. These non-marriage legal unions aren't a real victory, but they do allow for many practical considerations such as shared benefits for domestic partners, inheritance, and medical advanced directives. Although it's still hotly debated, countries such as Canada, Belgium, Spain, South Africa, and the Netherlands have all passed laws allowing men and men to marry, granting them the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as heterosexual couples.
Back home in the US, those who oppose gay marriage often claim, "allowing two men or two women to get married would fundamentally change the institution of marriage".
We've heard all the arguments and have resisted the urge to choke someone whenever they've said that widening the spectrum of who can get married would be the equivalent of opening a Pandora's box. "What's next?" they ask sarcastically, "a man marrying a horse?"
It's hard to believe that this country that wants so fervently to protect marriage is the same country that is riveted by shows like Who Wants To Marry A Millionaire, The Bachelor, Who Wants to Marry My Dad, and a host of other TV shows that not only cheapen and make a mockery of the institution of marriage but also telling the world that it is ok to disrespect the sanctity of marriage (also by allowing Britney Spear to marry a man in Vegas for a night! What does that tell you?)
Obama, Clinton, McCain what say you?
Back home in the US, those who oppose gay marriage often claim, "allowing two men or two women to get married would fundamentally change the institution of marriage".
We've heard all the arguments and have resisted the urge to choke someone whenever they've said that widening the spectrum of who can get married would be the equivalent of opening a Pandora's box. "What's next?" they ask sarcastically, "a man marrying a horse?"
It's hard to believe that this country that wants so fervently to protect marriage is the same country that is riveted by shows like Who Wants To Marry A Millionaire, The Bachelor, Who Wants to Marry My Dad, and a host of other TV shows that not only cheapen and make a mockery of the institution of marriage but also telling the world that it is ok to disrespect the sanctity of marriage (also by allowing Britney Spear to marry a man in Vegas for a night! What does that tell you?)
Obama, Clinton, McCain what say you?
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