By Chris Geidner, who is on the Executive Board of the Columbus Lawyer Chapter of ACS and blogs at Law Dork, 2.0. You also can follow him at chrisgeidner on Twitter.
As the White House gears up for the confirmation hearings for President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, it has become clear that the topic of marriage equality (a.k.a., same-sex marriage) will be front and center. Cornell Law professor William Jacobson even suggested in a lengthy article in Sunday's edition of The Washington Post that same-sex marriage could outperform abortion as the "flash point" of this summer's main event.
In light of the weekly and even daily developments across the country on marriage equality in the few short months since the President took office, it's easy to see how such a topic could dominate discussion. It's not the past developments, though, that are prompting the focus.
Most recent developments, in fact, appear to defuse conservatives' cries about "activist courts." Save for the Iowa Supreme Court's decision in April, in which the court vigorously defended against claims of judicial activism, most of the current state court battles -- from California to Wisconsin -- are procedural challenges -- not broad, equal protection or due process challenges. What’s more, most of the marriage developments -- from Vermont to Maine to D.C. to New Hampshire -- have come from lawmakers -- not courts. Further still, there has been a concerted effort and great success at chipping away at religious objections by recognizing broad religious exemptions in civil marriage laws in Connecticut and Maine and -- soon -- New Hampshire.
So, with all of that, why is there such a focus on the thoughts of one potential U.S. Supreme Court justice on marriage equality?
The answer, despite the failure of The Washington Post to mention it in its Sunday article, is simple: Gill, et al. v. Office of Personnel Management, et al.
The case, brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on March 3 by the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), requests that the Court "[d]eclare DOMA, 1 U.S.C. § 7, unconstitutional as applied to the plaintiffs."
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was passed by Congress in 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The law contains two main provisions, only one of which is challenged in Gill. It challenges the part of the law that defines "marriage" and "spouse" in all federal law -- including "any ruling, regulation, or interpretation" of an agency or department -- as always and only referring to marriages between one man and one woman. The unchallenged portion abrogates the Full Faith and Credit Clause and allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
The federal definition is particularly problematic as more and more states begin to allow same-sex couples to marry. Just one simple example: A couple's taxes, filed jointly at the state level, cannot be filed jointly with the IRS. The Gill lawsuit puts it as thus:
Because DOMA, 1 U.S.C. § 7, as applied by the IRS, requires this disparity of treatment with regard to the federal income tax filing of [a same-sex couple married legally in Massachusetts], it creates a classification that treats similarly-situated individuals differently without justification in excess of Congressional authority in violation of the right of equal protection secured by the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States
This -- this case, this paragraph -- is the filed, pending-in-court issue that has Sens. Hatch and Sessions and other social conservatives at the ready. This is a case that could take off from Justice O'Connor's equal protection opinion in Lawrence v. Texas and render federal marriage discrimination unconstitutional. All of those thousand-plus federal benefits of marriage identified by the Government Accountability Office would then be available to those gay and lesbian couples who chose to marry in states where they can do so.
This case, though, truly is not all that expansive of a marriage equality case. The Full Faith and Credit Clause abrogation would remain in effect. Even a successful result, therefore, would not be the type of case that the counsel for the anti-marriage equality Alliance Defense Fund, in describing his fears of an activist court, called "a Roe v. Wade trump card."
This case instead focuses on the uniqueness of the federal definition of marriage found in DOMA, because -- prior to DOMA -- "the United States has consistently deferred to the sovereignty of the States when the marital status of an individual has been used" to determine federal benefits. Apply that history to the resulting disparity between legally married straight couples and gay couples, and it's not too hard to imagine a court ruling of the type sought by GLAD.
Make no mistake, though, this case (not to mention the prospect of others like it) is front and center in any marriage discussion of Obama's nominee. In a few years, this case could be heard by the Supreme Court and -- if Congress has not yet acted to remove this anomaly from federal law -- President Obama's nominee could be pivotal in framing an equality argument that wins over a majority of the justices on the high court.
As such, it should not only be social conservatives who try to glean what they can from a potential nominee's answers. All those who support fairness and equality should be watching to see whether President Obama's eventual nominee would see the inequality at the heart of DOMA's federal marriage definition.
Gay Marriage
But that's just my opinion. I myself am bisexual, and I have plenty of lesbian friends in happy relationships. I don't understand why gay marriage is considered to be so "bad". If two people are happy and in love, so be it! It's not affecting anyone personally except the two people involved in the relationship. Let them be happy. Banning gay marriage is the same as if we were to ban interracial marriage. Why should we stop people from being happy? When did it become our job to discriminate against people for being who they are? Straight people wouldn't like it if they were banned from being married, so why ban gay marriage?
Gays in general
I'm 17, I'm bisexual, and i don't understand why people can't treat people who have different sexualities the same as they treat straight people. Just because a man likes a man or a woman loves a woman doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to get married is certain areas. I myself love this girl, people treated me completely different after i told them, they didn't treat me with the respect they did when they thought i was staright. I just want people to understand there is nothing different about us, we are all people right? well why can't you treat us like it?
Making a difference.
People have their insignificance to realize that we are born the way we are today. Its not a disease to be homosexual at all! It simply is just the way people feel, think, and are. It is being! I challenge our state and every other state to just open your eyes, we have so many people here on this continent that are gay, that wish to be happy just as you are. But everyday, we are turned away, brushed off, or judged for who we are. I am almost 16, a freshman in high school, and I am a lesbian.
I walk around my school day by day, walking my girlfriend to class, getting glares from some, and thinking of how people can just judge somebody for who they truly are. I was terrified to come out of the closet, because I've seen what happens to most homosexuals, the way they are harassed, abused, rejected, and bullied. I simply did not want to be shunned for something I cant help but feel. But facing my fears I came out, and I am the same person I was before I came out, though I am happier that I can be who I truly am without hiding it.
People go to church, and they read the Bible everyday. They read the scriptures that tell how all gays have a place in Hell, and how being homosexual is not acceptable. Though they do not realize that the scripture also states that thou shalt not judge, and thou shall love thy neighbor. God has a purpose for all beings in this world, weather my purpose to be to test the Christian faith, or to help make a difference in the world. I do not know the reason I have urged myself to come this far, but I feel the need to protect my sexuality, as well as others.
I understand that all people have their own opinions, and I may not have the right words or phrases to change them. I understand the circumstances of my words, and of the worlds actions. I do not understand though, the way the constitution states that we have freedom of speech, when truly we do not have true freedom of speech. Also, the way the constitution states we have freedom of religion, but seeing as how we are constant judged for the love of Christianity, Buddhism, Satanic ways, Catholicism, we are not truly free.
I may only be a teenager, but I am a teenager who wants to grow up, get a good education, graduate college, get a job, have enough money for living expenses, build my life, get married to a wonderful wife, and start a family, no matter the cost of adoption or Artificial Insemination. I want to be happy too. But, by the looks of it, I may never be able to get married, to a lovely woman, to show her that I am truly hers. I will possibly be rejected of my feelings of equal marriage, my feelings of true love, and of my life as I know it. I do not know how to comprehend how people can take away the happiness of myself as well as others. I do not underestimate congress, or the president in anyways. I just simply wish to be happy for a change, and to have one thing in my life perfect for once. But because of my state not being able to marry the same sex, I will never know the life I want.
Thanks for reading my thoughts on the subject, and my feelings, as well as others feelings too. Though I know this has made no difference in your opinions, it was worth a try. I will stand up for my sexuality in a heart beat. ♥
Why is it so bad?
I am 16 and proud to be gay. I believe that if you are lucky enough to find someone that loves you and you love them then what does it matter if they are the same sex? If it was a "regular" couple then their would be no controversy over the marriage at all. So people need to put their big girl panties on and get over it. We are no different than any other person we all put our pants on the same way.
agreed
I dont understand why it is such a big deal. all they do is hide behind religion. not everybody are holy rollers. why deny love to people who see it blindly?
Marital Rights
I really don't get it. To be denied the "right" of happiness. Does that give me the "right" to deny to pay taxes? We're allowed to join the Navy, Army, Airforce, Military, ect. We fight for your freedom but yet you still deny us ours. Approving gay marriage would definitely change a lot of things. One of them being, giving more loving homes to a child that has been abandoned by their straight parents, also decrease abortions. If you really don't like gay marriage, then stop having gay babies. To all those that denied us the right to get married, how do you feel knowing that you're not just denying it to a complete stranger but you're also denying one of your family members the joy that you feel. Each family has one gay family member, whether it being a mom, dad, son, daughter, cousin, uncle, aunt. How could you do that to someone. You might not have a gay child, but what if you end up having a gay grandchild? I'm happy I have a supportive family. They are there for me no matter what wrong or right I do. To those of you who always start with "Well the bible says", take the bible and shove it. God created everything on this earth, INCLUDING GAYS. What you are doing is going against what he created. If I went against what he created, I'd feel nothing but shame. So do yourselves a favor, GET OVER IT. We're here and we'll do whatever needs to be done to have our rights. Have a great day :)
i have gay parents
my father has been with the same man since before i can remember. he's loving to all of us kids, and loves my father very much. they are not married due to the trouble surrounding the issue, but i would like to let every one know, you are born that way. i am straight, have been my whole life. i am not "corrupted" by my gay parents, they are just as loving and caring as any parents, and keep me on the right track. gay people are not "wrong" they are just people. let them have all the rights as everyone else. one day people will realize how dumb they were for trying to deny someone their rights, just as people did for the african american movement. everyone's equal. (:
gay marriage
I just have a question. I my self am not gay but know plenty of ppl that are!! So with Missouri not being a same sex marriage state. How would that work legal paper wise. Can you go to another state get married come back to mo and it be legal?? Just curious? LOVE TO ALL!!!
Gay Marriage
I am 19 years old and i have been with my girlfriend for two years. I don't know what i would do without her. I don't understand why it is so wrong for gays to be married. I could never be as happy as i am with my girlfriend and it kills me that we may never be able to get married. We would have to move to another state and have to be away from our families just to do so. That isn't right. In my state we have civil unions in which just got passed but its not the same! I will never be able to give the love of my life a wedding that she wants. It makes my blood boil when people talk about the United States being a free country. They say that we are free but we get more and more stupid laws everyday! If this is a free country why is it against the law for gays to get married? That don't sound so free to me. People go through divorce like its candy in this country and the people that want to be married and actually knows the meaning of marriage can't get married and be happy. It is crazy that gays don't have the same rights. Gay Pride all the way!
Gay Marriage :
Well, my name is Shytequa. I've been with a girl for a year now and I think people should except me for who I am. If I like girls thats me, how does it affect you? It doesn't. My point exactly, why is it such a big concern? Im not complaining about straight people's relationships. You cannot help how you feel about someone and the way I look at it God accept me for who I am. So, if I want to marry a female, then thats me, let me be happy!
Love comes in many different disguises...
I'm not gay by any means but I am a firm believer in love. I'm 18 (woman) and I go to High School in one of the most rule areas in the state; sometimes it's a little bit shocking about what people have to say about gays and I do admit I take offense too it. Nobody should have to feel bad for being different or having different interests.
What comes to mind when people mention "The Same Sex Marriage" I think who are we to tell others whom they can and cannot love. This is the United States of American... I mean people come here from all over to be free and to live the life they want, (sarcasm) "but let's deny people who have been born and raised in the U.S the option of loving whomever they deem worthy."
Funny story about me is that I've had a few gay guy best-friends and I get a kick out of being with them because I love shopping and of course you have to invite them. So this onetime I stumbled across these cute pair of jeans and I would be like " Do these make my butt look big" sure enough you can always count of them for a honest answer. LOVE YOU FOR THAT! :)
Anyways for all of you whom don't feel totally comfortable with coming out with your ways ...Do because you guys just make the world so much brighter.
Love Jessica :)
Why the world hate true love!!!
I'm a 36 yr old woman who's been with my girlfriend for 6yrs. We want to get married next year. But it seems like we are running into hardship because of the laws of the land. I understand that we are loved by few and hate by many. Even so I feel that we should be able to marry and be happy. Like others say you can't help who you fall in love with. I prayed that god would send me someone to love me unconditionally. Long and behold he blessed me with the love of my life. She's been the best thing that's been in my life since slice bread. I love her with all my heart and soon the whole world will know that gays love is real and everlasting. The divorce rate now is higher then ever. You don't see that int he gay community because we don't judge we get overwhelm when we know of a gay couple been together longer then most straight marriage. We have a happier home and a great up bring for children that being raised in a gay house hold.So before you the world past judgment on the gay community do your homework and you will learn that more then half the world want to be free.Like we are...
gay marriege
i really dont qet why people descriminate . , they should be supportive off gay people , cuss really they need it !!!! . , i hate how they just cant bee themselfs because off the haters in this qworld , UGHH ,. qqeht me veryy madd . butt i really do think they should leqalize it already because what these people are doinq is descriminationn !!!! . welll thats all forr noww ! byee
Gay marriage
i think that i should not matter what sex you are as long as you love the person the it shouldnt matter.... people are hurtful but they will live just as long as you are happy it doesnt matter what they say!!!!
GAY MARRAIGE
It shouldnt matter what sex you are as long as your happy... Nobody else should worry.
its your life and you should live the way you want. No one should be allowed to tell you can't get married because your the same sex as your partner!!! WE ALL HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS... AND IF IT'S ILLEGAL TO MARRY THE SAME SEX... DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TAKING AWAY ONE OF THEIR RIGHTS????
I agree with you
I agree with you 10000000000000000000000000000000%
gay pride is something that
gay pride is something that is most discriminated against... whats so wrong with that.. everyone should be able to love and marry who ever they want.. it schouldnt matter whether its a male and a male or a female and female or a male and a female...
it shouldnt matter... love is one thing that shouldnt matter the gender.. :) love is one thing that u shouldnt discriminate against..
i agree with tht. it should
i agree with tht. it should not matter wat sex you are all tht matters is wats on the inside and the love you have for each other
same sex marriage
i believe that who YOU decided to marry in YOUR life is YOUR choice not the choice of anyone else, America is supposed to be huge on freedom and rights but saying we cant marry who we want is taking those things away. i am doing a project at school on same sex marriage because i support it 100%! i hope that one day that people see gay people the same as i do one day and treat them equal :)
Me..
I am bisexual. I don't understant why people are making a big deal of this. We are people too. No only do we have feeling, but we also love the same as a opposite sex couple. I am proud of my life choice. If somone askes me about if, I say, I am happy and I don't care if you agree or disagree. It's OUR chioce. Girl can be with girls and boys can be with boys.
i agree in all of this
i agree in all of this comments gay marriage is no diffrent from regular marriage....
they are people that become what they are because of the ways they been treated by that gender.. they mayb have been tired of the way men or women are towards relationships... i been threw this and there are times that i think about trying out how it works with a girl im 17 and my relationships been a pain in the ass..
i think people to be allowed
i think people to be allowed to be free and date who they .. no matter the sexx they should be allowed to love whom ever it is and not be judge by it ... im not gay but i very much support it ..
I dont know what is so wrong
I dont know what is so wrong with people and gay marriage.I am not completely gay but I'm bisexual. I at once thought i was going to marry a girl but it didnt work i have no bad thoughts against people of the same sex gettin married. I <3 Gay Pride!!!
why discriminate?
I don't feel that it is okay that we get discriminated against and that people feel the need to do what ever they want to stop gay marriage and gay couples. I really would like people to stop the discrimination and just be happy that everyone is different. I really would wish that they wouldn't use the excuse that God made man and women. That's not a real reason because God would want everyone at peace and he wouldn't want people to hurt or harm others because they don't like what they are doing or what they believe in. God is all good and what people to do to harm others should not be put under his name and use his as a excuse thats the worst reason anyone can use.
I don't see what is wrong
I don't see what is wrong with same sex-marriage, why people are some people saying that marriage should be between a man and a woman.Is not marriage all about love between two person that love each others, just because two same sex marriage what to let others know of there love it doesn't mean nothing. What's wrong with it, that is not going to affect no body, what people has to do is leave with it because they are not going to change just because others people opinions.
Im gay and im scared to come
Im gay and im scared to come out because i dont want to b picked on and disliked and punish by my parents. i get made fun of everyday but just messing around but they dont know how much h it hurts on the inside.
age 14
hey
You need to tell them. Don't worry about what other people think. Parent wise, they might be shocked or a little angry at first, but they love you. And should accept you for who you are. There is absolulety nothing wrong with being gay. Don't be ashamed of it, be proud of who you are. Ignore the haters, and stay strong. I'm not saying it won't be hard, it's going to be. But you have to be strong enough to push yourself, and get through it. It will all be worth it in the end, I promise.
I am all for equal marriage
I am all for equal marriage rights. Marriage will not be watered down.If anything there won't be as many issues. Love that straight people have for each other and love gay people have for each other is the same. Look at how far us gay people will go to legally get married, we will go to another state!
gay marriage
i think we should have gay marriage its ot right if i wanna be with a guy i love then i should have the right to god wnated everone to be equall so lets us be equall
I'm not gay but i have
I'm not gay but i have family and friends that like the same sex. they should be aloud to do as they wish to be happy. no one votes for other people to be married why should there marriages be voted on? they shouldnt.
Gay marriage... whats wrong
Gay marriage... whats wrong with it. Whats worng with two guys or two girls getting married. It the same as a guy and girl getting married. My brother is gay and if he wants to marry a guy then I will make sure he gets the same rights to marry as a straight couple. I am bisexual and i am engaged to a girl. If i want to marry her then by god I will and I wont be stopped.
Same-Sex Marriage
I am not gay but a don't have a problem with people who are. Our Founding Fathers wrote in the Constitution that as are first amendment right we had the freedom of religion. Well where is that? The biggest argument people have against same sex marriage is that it is against God. Well isn't that going against the Constitution that this country is so firmly built off of? The Constitution talks about the belief of equality for all, so how could our country say it believes in something and not be doing it? Lets say that you are opposing same sex marriage and lets also say that the WHOLE world is gay and you are the only one who is not. What if the bible said that it was wrong to be straight? Would you think it was too? And if you just said yes then you are lying because it was the way you were born and you can't change that. There are people that say homosexuals can change but saying something like that is like saying people can change there skin. And do you think that the people that do change because they have so many mental and maybe even physical scars are really happy? It may seem like I am asking a lot of questions and I am but there is just so much to think about. Like what if someone told you that you could not marry the person you love? How would you feel? Well imagine what these people are dealing with every day? Do you remember that dark time when Hitler was killing all of those innocent people in concentration camps, and the US with the help of other country stood up and stopped him? But we did almost the same thing with the Japaneses and locked them up just because of their race. Oh and we cannot forget Marten Luther King and what he stood for and all the blacks that died. Well I guess what I am trying to say is that we haven't really changed. Millions of innocent people died because of stupid theories that other people have and they still are. People are dieing just because of there sexuality. Notes how I keep saying, “People,” because that's what they are just like you and me. And if you looked at the Constitution you would see that it starts with the preamble and if you looked at how that starts you would see, “We the PEOPLE of the United States.”
on this topic
i dont understand the hate....i dont get it...i must addmit history does repeat it self, we have seen this battle before. hate because some one is diffrent well i have news for u every one is diffrent. before it was illeagle for a white to get married to an african...now we see it all the time, yes we still have bigots we will always have them, but to u my friends, all i want is to see people happy. by saying a man cant marry a man or a woman cant marry a woman u are saying they cant be happy. who are you to say that? who gave u the right to say my little brother who is beautiful and smart and loving cant be with some one who loves him and makes him happy? i am 21 and in a opp. sex relationship. he makes me happy. my little brother should be able to feel this with out the hate. america is the land of the free...we need to remember that... we pride ourselves on freedome, yet all i see is fat bald white men saying that the "bible" says no..... freedome....i want freedome from everything religion, sex, life. where is ur freedome? tell me where the freedome is? we built this nation on the belife of freedome and i feel that feelings and ways of thinking need to be restored. Lests get back to basics America..lets get back to freedome..
GAY
im not gay; but i support the gay pride !!!!!!!!!
GAY MARRIAGE
why all the hate? Let me just mention to all you out there who are against gay marriage. Just imagine for a second if you were a different race, which some of you may be. Can you control that aspect? No you cannot. It is all the same with gay and lesbians. We are born this way, we do choose to act on it because we only want to be ourselves. Imagine again, What if you loved someone with all your heart, but she or he had blonde hair? The current law was abiding that you cannot marry them because of that one aspect that makes them special. This is the same feelings we feel as gays. It hurts so badly when you love someone with all your heart and soul, but cannot do anything about the laws. Try to set apart your religious beliefs. God never wanted there to be contention among us, only to love and be created equal, so let's start that. WE all can be happy if we come together and stop the discrimination. Please, it hurts to be not apart of this world!!
Gay marriage
My name is Jerry Graham, i'm 27 years old and I live in Florida. Florida is one of the most discriminating states towards gay people. I lay in bed at night falling asleep next to my partner Tony thinking about how I want to marry him one day, but I realize I can never ask my partner, whom I love, "Will you marry me?" I see billboards, and signs all over Orlando, Fl. advertising for Divorce for $99.00. We as Americans can deny a person the right to marry, because a marriage is between a man and woman, and we must protect the meaning of marriage and not allow same-sex couple to marry, but we advertise for divorce like it doesn't mean anything. If everyone is all up in arms about this then why don't we make divorce illegal. You may laugh, but ask yourself this question: Do I believe in gay marriage?" If no, then why wouldn't you choose yes for making divorce illegal because your argument is over protect marriage, right, Or are you just a hypocritic. We must protect the meaning of marriage. "Till Death Do Us Part!" A line from the "religious ceremony" for two people to be married, but 49% of all marriage end in divorce. It's not about money, it's not about love, ITS ABOUT FREEDOM, RESPECT, and most of all "WE are all created equals"! Thank you. GAY RIGHTS ALL THE WAY!
gay marrige
Hi, i'm liz. I'm 16 years old and i've been with a girl for the past two years. before that all my realtionships were with guys. We are planning on getting married after we finish high school and move onto college. I think its ridiculous that i'll have to go miles away just to do this. Love is love. I've been with both genders and the truth is being with her makes me feel safer and she understands me and we are in love. and some people who want to be ignorant about it are stupid. its my life so dont conern yourself. its my own choice on who i love and what gender they are. i'm going to live my life with her, marry her, and we will eventually get kids. and i'll be happy no matter on who puts me down about it.
I am doing a debate for
I am doing a debate for being against this topic. And what I have learned so far is really ... weird. I am not against gay marriage but a lot of what people are saying like "Once gay marriage is completely legalized, marriage will be watered down to the point of legalizing polygamy too." its kind of true. Because its morally wrong. And the saying for the United States is "In God We Trust" and if this country trusts in God then why let this sin be legal? Would it be okay for people to kill others? Should we make a law for it to be okay? Answer that for me.
God never said two men or two
God never said two men or two women could not marry! Man did!
Right now I am planning my
Right now I am planning my sisters wedding, she is marrying a girl. It is so difficult to plan this, we have to go 11 hours away from our home just so that she can marry the love of her life. I know how much they both care for each other and it is so unfair that they are getting put through all of this. They do plan on having kids and I know they will both be amazing parents. Just because they are gay does not make them any different than any other couple, and I do not think they should be faced with all of this crap. Love is love, and thats all there is to it.
Okay, so why is it that
Okay, so why is it that everyone is being SO hipocyrtical? I mean one second you're totally all about gay rights but when suddenly two homosexuals want to get married you're totally against it? Plese people just open you're eyes! Look around you, at the people you love and care for, we're all the same, the only thing that seperates people in this world are ourselves. We think that the human race has to be a certain way, well we don't! Weather you're gay, black, white, aisain, religious, non-religious it doesn't matter we are ALL alike. You just have to open your eyes to see the person you're looking at.
Once gay marriage is
Once gay marriage is completely legalized, marriage will be watered down to the point of legalizing polygamy too. Before we know it, some delusional individual will be crying to marry an object. Marriage should be separated into two things: Marriage and Legal Unification
that way, the sectarian individuals can have their marriages(a unification of man and woman under god)
and everybody else can have their legal unifications(still have a similar ceremony, government benefits, etc)
but "Marriage" was not meant for anything else than man and woman
plain and simple
Gay rights
I think that gay marriage is not a big deal! Im totally for gays,its not like their going around killing people! And i hate it when people say "Its against the bible" We as regular people sin every day anyway,and people also say "thats not the way god wanted it to be" well god didnt gives us clothes either so should we wear them?So if your against gays thats fine,but why do we have to make fun of them?God also said that all men are equal,so we should all treat each other the same.If anything we should leave it up to the gays to decide,marriage is about love not gender.Im 13 years old and for gay marriage FTW.<3
Kait NJ<3
gay rights
i agree with u whole-heartly as long as ur not causing someone else physical pain & u respect other ppls feelings ur all right u don't choose whether ur gay or straight itz about who u fall in love with sir elton john had problems with men as well as women luckily 4 him he hopefully found lasting love
gay marriage
what is wrong with gay marriage people just let us get marriage that what i think
What ever
I guess what i want to say is that people who discriminate on the gay race is completly stupid. Gay couples have never done any thing to the opposite sex. i think that every one should have a chance to be happy weather they are gay or straight.
OKA so this is the deal gay
OKA so this is the deal gay marriage is fine... yes marriage is about love and if you dont like gay marriage thats fine its not your life your not living it. thats my point its not your life so get over it!!! its like saying marriage between boy and girl is wrong too. please just let it go not your life your not gonna live it so stop hazing and harassing gays!!! gays and straights are all beautiful. until people realize it life will remain a living hell. get over it! Go gays! my cousin is gay you gotta learn to live. i was so happy when i found out so whoO! peace!
Gay Marriage
I really dont get why people make such a big deal about gay marriage, marriage is about love and passion, if two gay people love each other they should be able to marry it shouldnt be up to the church or anyone else. Why are two straight people that hate each other aloud to get married but two gay people who love each other cant i dont get it.
Same-sex marriage
i believe it is wrong to take away rights that everyone else can have,what happened to equality? And isn't a man and woman marriage viewed that way by the church? With the times our government should be more tolerant by now. Separation of church and state! If it's not what you quite believe it doesn't matter because we are all equal!
Imigration and gay marriage
For those that say we only want financial benefits.
I've been in a extremely loving, monogamous, long distance relationship for 6.5yrs. I'm in the USA and he's in Singapore. The distance is horrible. Most people would give up, I'll never let go. Why should I be denied the right to marry and bring lover over like any straight person has the legal right to do.
Our gov must recognize all marriages from other countries so the best route may be to get married in like Canada and force our gov to recognize it. Since a gay marriage in Canada is exactly the same as straight our gov cannot deny one without denying the other.
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