What is your stance on gay marriage?
472196
I believe gays have just as much right to be happy or miserable as straight people do.
902524
I love when people speaks of equal rights...(this is discrimination against a sector of the population) (I do not believe people choose to be gay, hated, beaten and have to hide themselves)\n\n(we just ask for the rights of marriage, they can call it the forsaken union for all I care)\n\nIn our politically correct society maybe I should not be referred to as gay (I am not always happy)....hetrohandicapped... (they could give us a special sticker and a good parking place)
257002
It's here to stay, weather we accept it or not.  Personally, I'm opposed to gay marriage but not a gay union.\nI believe gay people are entitled to the same benefits and perks as any other citizen, as long as they're paying their way they should get entitlement.\nThe one area I find confusing is when a gay man will sell himself as a heterosexual for the purpose of marriage with a heterosexual female.  I have had two female acquaintances who have fallen into this trap and found out after tying the knot that their husbands were gay.  In both cases, the marriages ended most ricky- tick.  This was a traumatic experience for both women, one they would never forget!\nSociety is more accepting of homosexuality, today.  There is no logical reason for a homosexual to do this to an un-suspecting person.  Women beware!!!!!
329570
in my opinion and my opinion only. i think that it is wrong to be gay and lesbian and be allowed to marry. i really dont hold it against people who are, cause that is part of what makes them who they are. but god intended it to be a man and woman that are married. not man and man or woman and woman. god intended it to be one way. marriage is a sacred bond between man and wife, not man and husband. but this is just my opinion, you can take it or leave it.
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.
1162240
No Jackson. Not only should President Bush not support gay marriage, neither should anyone else. If the gays and lezbo's want to play house, then they can just simply live together and pretend. \n\nI do not believe it is fair to straight (normal) couples who believe in the religious sanctity of marriage to have it defaced and demoralized by the irregulars. \n\nFurthermore, I blame the media for allowing this concept to become "acceptable" behavior.  If it wasn't splattered all over our TV, cramming it down our throats in sit-com's, they would all still be in the closet.
741097
The bible is also a series of books, written and rewritten by PEOPLE, millennia ago, and has no bearing on modern society except for that which we choose to implement.  I believe in the right to be happy, and I also believe that other peoples' relationships do not affect me in any way, shape or form, and so I (and the government especially) have no right to discourage or look down upon homosexuality.  It's about PREFERENCE and FREEDOM.  \n\nBarring same-sex marriage creates second-class citizenship, which is exactly what we as a nation have been fighting against:  Emancipation, done.  Women's suffrage, done.  The next civil rights battle is to grant the same rights to all people regardless of sexual preference, and hopefully it shall also be done.  To limit the rights of same-sex couples would be the undoing of the PRINCIPLES behind granting citizenship to former slaves and allowing women the right to indiscrimination.  If this were to happen, then America no longer stands for freedom; I'm moving out.
435319
Vote for gay rights and gay marrage.... For all the straight people out there... wouldnt you be upset if you couldnt marry the one you love or wanted to spend the rest of your life with... YES I thought so... thats where this falls into play for the gay and lesbian communities who want to be married. VOTE YES FOR GAY MARRAGE AND RIGHTS. Its the year 2006 shouldnt we be ending this fight!!!
996635
same sex relationships dont bother me in the slightest. yes i believe they should be allowed, and yes, it should be called Marriage. I'm straight too, so i dont think this affects me on any level, but i try to look at it from a different standpoint...what if i were straight, in a world that was homosexual? what if i was the minority, wanting the right to marry someone of the opposite gender?
768100
On this subject , it personally don't bother me, however it has been proven if you force some one to hide their sexuality it comes out in a negative way. People can not change who they are, we as a nation should not force them to hide, but encourage them to come out and be free to express themselves.\n\n  I believe gay marriage would do just this, but like I said i'm not gay and it will not affect me in any way. Really I'm not gay, but I do apove of gay marrige. The Cristian community has been for a while now the main opposition to this, so in light of recent events I think this will change within the next 2 - 4 years. Also did I mention I'm not gay ? just checking . I just hope our socitey will be ready for it when it does come into effect. So I hope I helped add some positive light to this subject even though I'm not gay.
231122
Gay marriage is absolutely a civil rights issue.  By preventing any two consenting adults from marrying, solely because of their homosexuality, you are discriminating against them.  It is unfair for gay couples to be prevented from marrying.  \nA common argument (of fundamentalists) is that since a gay couple cannot naturally reproduce, they should not be allowed to marry. But many straight couples cannot naturally reproduce either. Another common argument is that gay marriage will promote pedophilia. Statistically, most pedophiles are straight white males. \nGay marriage does not affect anyone but the couple themselves. It will not "turn" anyone gay. It will give couples equal rights to insurance, shared property, and the same rights as a heterosexual married couple.  \nWhile each of us has the right to our own personal belief about whether or not homosexuality is, as you said, an "abomination", we do not have the right to force our personal beliefs on others in such a way as would affect their lives and happiness permanently.  \nAfter all, if someone told you you could not marry solely because you were straight, I imagine you would be upset. Straight may be normal to you and I; but to gay couples, being gay is their reality.
1095831
I agree.  Any marriage between two consenting adults, be it gay, lesbian, interracial, or interreligious, is perfectly fine in my eyes.  Love is love and should be honored, not condemned.
1035552
I totally support same sex civil unions.  I believe all people should be viewed as equal, regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
937742
In all seriousness, I know a lot of gay people that believe marriage is meant for man and woman, but believe they should at least have a civil union. they both contribute to each other except of course the reproductive aspect.
414580
No i dont think gay marriage should be banned why would people want to keep someone from marrying the person they love. they dont keep a man and women from marrying each other when they love each other. So why should they keep two people from doing something that they want to do.
615585
I dont think there is anything wrong with gay marriage. However I do not agree with abortion.
1082870
I'm kind of up in the air on it.... I'm not gay by the way. I also don't believe in God.\n\nOn one hand, gay couples would like to be recognized by the government as a couple so they can enjoy the same benefits of heterosexual couples (tax breaks, less car insurance, etc).\n\nThat's where the problem starts...\n\nThe government only recognizes MARRIED couples. If you want to get married, you probably believe in the Church (your marriage should mean nothing if you get married in the name of God but you don't actually believe in him). \n\nIf you believe in the church and its rules, then you know that God doesn't like it when two dudes want to get married. If gays know this, then why would they want to go against the will of God and marry another man? \n\nThe problem is the government forming laws based on religion. Most of the US has Christian beliefs, so they are against gay marraige. Yet most people in the US also agree that people are entitled to equal rights and benefits, regardless of sexual orientation. \n\nSo the government needs to open up and accept gay couples as they are. Forcing them to get married to be recognized as a couple is forcing gays to find loop holes in Church rules, so they can try and justify their right to be married in order to be recognized by the government... \n\nReligion says no to being gay, but the government/people say yes to giving gays equal rights. \n\nYou can't give everyone equal rights if they don't believe in the God that the US makes its laws by.