Gay Marriage Set to Unhinge Tories?
Discussion
ewenm said:
IMO this change should simplify the law. The divisive Civil Partnership legislation which enshrined in law that homosexual couples were different to heterosexual couples is the "nice little bit of law made which is absolutely unnecessary". The outcome of this change should be to throw away Civil Partnerships and make create a single marriage law for our society.
Yes. This.Marriage is the civil legal bit, sometimes with a religious ceremony wrapped around it.
It is all about signing the register. Why the fark did ZanuLab not do it right the first time?
HungryHorace said:
How is same sex sex normal?
Name a human society anywhere in the world ever in which you wouldn't find any homosexual activity.You can't, so ergo it's pretty normal. Not the majority, but neither are mixed-race marriages and anyway no-one ever said it was. CommanderJameson already covered the tyranny of the majority so I won't rehearse that.
Justices said:
Spending such a tremendous amount of energy (and wasting time you'll NEVER get back) to fight against the rights of people who just want to get hitched seems truly bizarre to me. I fully appreciate everyone will have their opinion on this issue, nobody will ever agree on everything, but it just seems like there is nothing else going on for you if you are writing endlessly about it.
Things change, the world evolves (in most places) and the idea is to make this a nicer place to live while we have the time to do so. It really wasn't that long ago that the U.S had segregation and all manner of barely believable things going on on a daily basis. Thankfully things change and the majority do eventually see enough sense to make the changes necessary.
At this point I'd just give it a rest, enjoy cars, get on with my own life and not worry about other people trying to be happy. Far better ways to spend your time surely? Race/sexuality threads on PH have a habit of bringing out the true character of a number of people on here, sadly. But then, the world needs differences so.. hey ho.
Best post on this threadThings change, the world evolves (in most places) and the idea is to make this a nicer place to live while we have the time to do so. It really wasn't that long ago that the U.S had segregation and all manner of barely believable things going on on a daily basis. Thankfully things change and the majority do eventually see enough sense to make the changes necessary.
At this point I'd just give it a rest, enjoy cars, get on with my own life and not worry about other people trying to be happy. Far better ways to spend your time surely? Race/sexuality threads on PH have a habit of bringing out the true character of a number of people on here, sadly. But then, the world needs differences so.. hey ho.
Fantic SuperT said:
Just out of bi-curiosity, are lesbians also euphemistically known as 'gay'? I thought I'd heard homosexuals describe themselves as 'lesbian and gay' implying only the males were 'gay'. And what's this proposed law really called?
Dorothy's law following in a long line of laws tenuously linked to female names.As it's handled on a state by state basis here in th USA, gay marriage is quite a hot topic over here.
It's become something that I've become much more interested in of late as one of my closest friends is a Lesbian (and yes fellas, she's absolutely gorgeous too and no I'm not posting pics of her).
Whether or not she is gay has no bearing on my relationship with her, to me she's the same person and I love her very much. However I've seen that the simple fact that she is in no way attracted to men has created tremendous hardships for her; her mother is, to say the least, not at all supportive.
I have no problem with gay marriage and as some of you are well aware I'm a bit on the conservative side, I vote Republican.
But I have one simple argument that nobody who opposes gay marriage has yet been able to answer intelligently....
"If two, monogamous, consenting loving men or women get married, how will that directly affect YOUR life in a negative manner?"
Always shuts 'em up.
It's become something that I've become much more interested in of late as one of my closest friends is a Lesbian (and yes fellas, she's absolutely gorgeous too and no I'm not posting pics of her).
Whether or not she is gay has no bearing on my relationship with her, to me she's the same person and I love her very much. However I've seen that the simple fact that she is in no way attracted to men has created tremendous hardships for her; her mother is, to say the least, not at all supportive.
I have no problem with gay marriage and as some of you are well aware I'm a bit on the conservative side, I vote Republican.
But I have one simple argument that nobody who opposes gay marriage has yet been able to answer intelligently....
"If two, monogamous, consenting loving men or women get married, how will that directly affect YOUR life in a negative manner?"
Always shuts 'em up.
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