Daddy? Daddy said I could.... (Gay Marriage)

Member Name: LouisaNott

Product:	Gay Marriage
Date:	15/05/02 (281 review reads)
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I can't see any reason why gay couples shouldn't get married. But I can also see why they shouldn't too.

Gay relationships are in no way less "strong", or valid than heterosexual relationships, so why shouldn't gay people get married too? It's as simple as that really in my eyes.

However, in order to throw a few ideas in the air, I'll argue against gay marriage...

Firstly, marriage is a religious ceremony. Gay-ness isn't largely accepted in the religions of the world, and as such, the union of two men, or two women, would not be accepted by a religious group. One could also argue that people who aren't religious shouldn't really feel the need for marriage, and shouldn't be accepted by the church to get wed either. But they do. Anti-religious people get married in churches, so why shouldn't religious gays? What I'm trying to say is....if we exclude one group of people from marriage (i.e. gays), we should exclude other groups of people that don't fall within the religious "requirements" (i.e. atheists who fancy a white wedding). But, as a society, we don't. And we should.

With regards the whole "marriage" thing, I don't really on the whole beleive in it as an idea. It's expensive, and yes, it's useful legally if you were to split up, but seems rather pointless, hedonistic (is that a word?) thing to do. But I also believe that if people want to get married, or at least, be joined together by law, they should be able to do it.

Basically, I'm saying that if you aren't religiousm, you shouldn't get married in a religious ceremony, and if you are gay you shouldn't either. But a lawful union is fine by me.

Just so you know....I'm not religious so I won't be getting married in a church...that's if I get married at all.

The issue of promiscuity in the gay community is largely assumed to
contribute to peoples opinions that gays shouldn't commit for life....people naively assume that "gay" love isn't as long lasting as "heteroexual love". I believe that it is, and this traditional idea shouldn't be considered. How many straight people do you know who aren't faithful?

By the way, I'm not gay.

Considering children, gay couples have to realise that they are not capable of producing a child themselves. Duh. Obviously. But should they be allowed to adopt? I have many ideas about adoption, and one of them involves the fact that people who are able to procreate just have kids, and some people are atroscious parents, can't afford it, and are generally bad. Adoption into a "normal" family involves many processes, that people who are able to have children naturally, don't have to put themselves through. You have to prove financial security, a stable relationship and home environment, among other things. If a gay couple meets these requirements, why shouldnt' they adopt? I'm sure anyone who gets through such stringent "tests" will be good parents, and just because people are gay doesn't mean that they don't want children. Let's be a little humane here.

I think that's it. Basically, yes, gay union should be legal. Gay marriage, in the religious sense, should be carefully considered, and I really am not too sure on where I stand on this one.

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