What would be so wrong about homosexuals getting married?
137800
I agree that it should legal. The only reason it's not is because the right-wing seems deadset on living in the past and not progressing at all. It will happen one day, trust me. There were people who once said black people or women would never have the right to vote either. And to the first answerer, homosexuality is not the only way AIDS is spread!
1058560
I do not have any problem at all with gay marriage.  If two people love each other, and want to commit themselves to each other for the rest of their lives legally, then I think it is okay.  Love is hard enough to find in this world.  Why should people who find love with the same sex be punished and not have the same rights as the rest of us.  \nBy the way, in response to one of the answers, I do believe i am a human being even though I support people's right to get married, even if of the same sexual orientation.
1029282
I see no reason why gays shouldn't be allowed to marry.  Some people say it detracts from the marriage of straight people.  How?  If  a man and a woman have a good marriage, how does the fact that two guys across the street or two girls across town are married make their marriage any less valid?  How does preventing gays from marrying make an abusive marriage better?\n\nFrom what I see, the opponents of gay marriage mostly oppose it because it's against their religion.  If that is so, then they should come out and say that.  But they won't, because then gays could cite "Freedom of religion" arguments, and thus claim a constitutional right to marry.  Remember, "Freedom of religion" also includes "Freedom from religion".  And every conservative with 2 brain cells to rub together knows that they will lose this issue once they start fighting on that front.  \n\nIn my opinion, if the US ever does manage to pass a so-called "defense of marriage" amendment, it will soon become the 2nd time an amendment was repealed.  To me this issue looks like the civil rights debates of the 50's and 60's.  That has pretty much resolved itself - this will, too, with the same result.
823578
No. Homophobes like Ted Haggard that marry yet secretly engage in gay sex is what hurts marriage.
587544
Whats wrong with gay people? They are just PEOPLE. Just because they happen to be attracted to the same sex doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to get married. What if someone told you you couldn't get married because your right handed. Its not your falt your right handed so why should you suffer for it? It is the same way with gay people, they can't help it.
625476
No, there is nothing wrong with it.  If a gay couple is in love, they deserve every right a hetero couple has. Marriage rights are exactly that, rights. And ever American is entitled to them. Some liberals even buy the conservative rhetoric against gay marriage. A common conservative tactic against liberal proposals is to convince the public that it would be  devastating financially. Similar arguments were made about abolishing slavery, workers unions, raising the minimum wage, and environmental protections. Gays represent about 5% of the population. Considering the number of hetero couples that get married and divorced, and the overall makeup of the economy, including the hundreds of billions spent on wars, corporate welfare, social programs, and numerous other government programs, the impact would be minimal and the economy would adjust without serious consequences.\n\nIt has more to do with religous idealogy and bigotry - they often go hand in hand. It's not only the idea of a gay couple being together they don't like, or the pretense that it would somehow cheapen their marriage. Along with marriage rights they would have the right to adopt, which also goes against their personal/religous beliefs.
1002436
no... men and women who fail to take their vows seriously and bail out..the first sign of trouble are to blame.. along with those who marry for the wrong reasons.  stop blaming gays for every thing  ... or bush...  we need to take some responsibility for our own lives.  i worry about people so pre-occupied with gays,
156873
Gay people exist and many want to get married. The only thing stopping them are homophobics and politicians. And personally I don't think either homophobics or politicians have enough intelligence to make decisions on such things :)
246741
Homosexual marriages should be legal.  Marriage is a status.  It confers certain rights upon a couple - the right to inherit, to make medical decisions, to share in gains and losses and more.  Moreover, marriage creates a stable family unit that is more productive than any two single people.  When one member becomes disabled, marriage decreases the cost to society of that disability.\n\nRefusing to allow homosexuals to marry has a perverse effect.  It is uneconomical as two single people will earn less and one disabled person will cost society more than when a couple is married.  It will discourage personal responsibility among homosexuals.  It will decrease their respect for the law.\n\nIt is fundamentally unfair to treat black people differently because of their race.  It makes them feel bad and decreases their productivity.  The same is true for homosexuals.\n\nSome people argue that marriage is traditionally between a man and a woman or that homosexual marriage devalues marriage in general.  This is not logical.  Each of us knows a married couple that should be divorced.  The wife may drink, the husband may cheat, they both may argue, the kids may be left uncared for or a hundred other things may be wrong.  Their marriage is a sham, a worthless shame.  But the fact that their marriage is without value does not make my marriage without value.  Any homosexual couple living next door will not magically devalue the relationship of their hereosexual neighbors.\n\nIt should also be mentioned that being exposed to homosexuals does not increase the chance of an individual becoming homosexual.  Being raised by homosexuals does not increase the chance of a child becoming homosexual.  And homosexuals are less likely to be pedophiles or sexual predators than heterosexuals.  Whatever arguments are made, these are absolute statistical facts.\n\nIt is also a statistical fact that jurisdictions that recognize homosexual marriage or civil unions have suffered no increase in any negative statistic as a result.\n\nThere is simply no reason homosexuals should not enjoy the same right to marry as any other person.  Society would do nothing but benefit.
1109745
first off, the law should allow homosexual couples to get married   \n\ni think a marraige service should be offered by the government in the case that a church refuses to marry a homosexual couple.  everyone deserves the benifits (misery) of marriage.\n\ni think the church should be more accepting because isnt that what they stand for?  love and happiness?  does it really matter in what form that happiness and love come in?\n\n and if the church wont marry them then a government sponsered program can do it for them.  thats just how i think...fair and equal.
1181686
Why not let two people that love each other get married? Being homophobic is no different than being racist.\nYes, that effects the way I vote.
956447
The third reason is not only, as I mentioned before, *that* homosexual unions cannot meet the function of procreation and *the biological continuation of the human race, *but also *that homosexual marriage will result in *social disorder. *Although *homosexuals can adopt children, it will cause many problems as they grow up, having no full human development. *This act is considered violent to children. Furthermore, even though there is an advanced bio-technological *process to produce human *beings, such artificial reproduction is still considered *disrespectful to human dignity. *For the sake of your potential children, I oppose *attending your wedding and I am against *your *adopting children. \n\nCan't say i agree with the subject matter though.
784269
I won't get into the sin thing, since I'm a Humanist and that's a religious concept, but it does seem to me that, if one of the reasons societies promote marriage is to promote stability, then it doesn't make sense to discourage same-sex couples from marrying.  Denying gay couples the right to marry is not defending marriage.
667224
Gays should be allowed the right to marry. There's nothing morally wrong with it! If too people are in love then why not? If they're happy together and are already going to share there lives together, why not give the same rights as everyone else. Everyone who's so against it needs to just back off. If you're so against them, don't go to a gay wedding. Pretend that they don't exist like you normally do. Go bury your heads under the covers and read your precious bible. Believe it if you will, but don't ruin other's peoples lives over it. Does the bible preach about loving thy neighbor or something like that? Then why are christians and the like so close minded? If they have an all accepting God, then why aren't they? Let the gay people have their marriages and their lives. It isn't hurting you any!
1042167
I hate people like that, dammit. Well, I think it's funny that opposite sex marriages are held up to the norm when heterosexuals aren't exactly doing well on the marriage floor. What is there left to ruin when most couples divorce these days?\n\nAnd also, what do they mean we need more people to reproduce, if 1/100 people are gay, that leaves 99 people to add to a 6 billion, plus population.
1144778
yes it should be legal, the people that are afriad i twill affect their relationshiops don't have strong relations and fear losing their loved one. RIGHT TO PRESUE HAPPYNESS. Marriage is about love not religon creed or sexual orentition, if you really wanan look at it religously I'd guess that jesus would have hung out wiht the gay guy or girl or the bisexual just like he hung out with the prostitute and blind guy and the guy with lepracy, if theres anyone  who he wouldnt hang with its the guy saying no these arnt people and that they cant live happily and love who they want  to. I'm not even religous I just like to give what i think even catholics and cristians can think cuse I used to be one till I decide I was bisexual ... and I think the only thing needed for marriage is LOVE.
1148080
Our government is doing it because there are a few people out there that don't want something to happen because its in their point of view that something is a "SIN" . So they are going to try to stop them from committing a sin, just because they don't like it. In my personal opinion I think that you should be able to be married if you are straight, gay, lesbian or what ever. I mean it's not like it is really any of anyone eles's business what you do with your life.