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Same sex marriage
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We were having a debate at college today on whether or not same sex couples should be allowed to marry.
Personally, i believe that if you are in love with someone and want to spend the rest of your life with them then you should be allowed to marry them, whether they are of a different sex or not.
I was, however, only one of two people in a group of 12 that thought this way. I couldn't believe the double standards that people were using, for example one of the lads said "I don't mind puffs, but they shouldn't do it in public, and as for marriage, well thats just sick!"
It made me soooo angry at these small minded people, as one of my close friends is gay.
why do people have such a problem with it????
Personally, i believe that if you are in love with someone and want to spend the rest of your life with them then you should be allowed to marry them, whether they are of a different sex or not.
I was, however, only one of two people in a group of 12 that thought this way. I couldn't believe the double standards that people were using, for example one of the lads said "I don't mind puffs, but they shouldn't do it in public, and as for marriage, well thats just sick!"
It made me soooo angry at these small minded people, as one of my close friends is gay.
why do people have such a problem with it????
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Some people bollock on about how it is a complex social institution for the stability of family but that isn't true so theres no reason why homosexuals shouldn't marry.
lets study germany for a few years and see if the structure of their society breaks down :rolleyes:
God-botherers and "family values" [spit] campaigners don't have a monopoly on marriage anyway. Considering more and more people couldn't give a shit about marriage, they should count themselves lucky that gay couples want to embrace this archaic and ultimately pointless ritual. Soon they'll be the only ones wanting to get married.
If two people love each other that is what matters. marriage is a constitution based on love and surely this should be allowed to be shown between two people whether they are of the same sex or not.
It is a fear that has been instilled in people for many centuries now that says it is wrong, we have a modern society in most other ways now...lets embrace that fact and let people be themselves and show their love for others how they want.
Also just as a sub topic from this what do people think about gay parents wanting to adopt and them both having the ability to adopt rather than just one?
Personally I think it should be allowed, for the childs sake more than anything. You never know whats going to happen to the parent who has the adoption rights and why put a child through the commotion of being re-adopted if anything does happen to them. If two people are together they should be allowed to have adopt together. if it was a straight couple there would be no arguements why should it be different for a gay couple?
Its the child that matters not society's small mindedness and prejudices.
There are so many children in care these days that its absolutely absurd to deny them a loving home just because the propective parents happen to be gay.
Fistly, neither i nor my partner are "gender challenged", we are both happily male. I probably know more about people being truly of the wrong gender than you, and know that i am not in that category.
marriage is an archaic institution, i would prefer social contract or some such - i don't want to shock the god botherers and hasten their demise too quickly by asking for marriage....i don't want too many heart attacks on my conscience, i mean they had to accpet female priests, that's enough of a shock for the next 200 years i'm sure they think...
leviticus was a mad bugger - sell your daughter into slavery, kill your neighbour if he doesn't like you burning bullocks in your back yard, and never eat shellfish, ah but i forget, those are the ones that conveniently noone follows anymore....
marriage as an institution is fairly recent, it just used to take a couple agreeing to it anywhere, not in a church, but then that allowed too much freedom so that had to go...
all i want is for my partner and i to not be discriminated against because of something i have NO control over, ie the person i am in love with.