Should gay marrige be allowed?

Tangible

I suspect that like me, many are largely apathetic and underwhelmed by the topic.

hollydays

youropinioncounts wrote: »

I would agree with 'burnleymick' in a previous post.

The question I asked was "What is your opinion?"

You are effectively anonymous,as this is "in theory" ,your first post.

Have the confidence of your convictions and state your OWN opinions.The fact you keep quoting burnley mick suggests you are a troll.


I am truly suspecting your post is a cowardly attempt to raise a poll around your homophobic ideas.

FATBALLZ

shar46y wrote: »

Yes, gay marriage should be allowed. Not just the current cop-out known as civil partnership (although a step in the right direction), but fully acknowledged marriage.

WHat is the difference between marriage and civil partnership? Presumably gay marriages aren't recognised by any religion so the only 'official' bit is the legal side anyway, which is what civil partnership gives you.

I don't really agree with allowing gay marriage for reasons mentioned by another poster, in that I see marriage as an institution between a man and a woman, civil partnership seems reasonable as it allows all the same legal benefits as marriage, but what else the activists want apart from legal recognition I'm not quite sure - it just looks to me like they want to force their way of life into an institution that has nothing to do with it just because they can.

Having said all that as a straight man I'm not really big on marriage anyway, I have a child and live with my long term partner and am not married, I don't see what else it would bring to my life to be honest. If you are genuinely happy with your partner I don't see the point of marriage, it's almost as if you are forcing yourself to be legally commited to somebody as if you wouldn't stay with them otherwise.

Ste_C

Apart from marriage being a total waste of time and money, why shouldn't they be allowed?

Rosie1978

I can't remember who said it but - "If gay people want to be as miserable as us then so be it!" :rotfl:

I don't see the problem. There's so little love in this world, why deny it to two people who have found it. What business is it of anyone elses anyway!

Valli

youropinioncounts wrote: »

Thats society you have your view others have there's.

as burnleymik said some people view marrige with procreation.

If it had been adam and adam we would not be here would we?

Oh right - we all descended from a couple in a garden who took an apple off a snake, did we?

Next you'll be objecting to divorce.

GO AWAY you intolerant person.

burnleymik

I think thats a little harsh Valli, everyone is entitled to their opinion. This is obviously a very touchy subject because it would be very easy to jump down the throat of anyone who disagree's by labelling them homophobic. I think many sensible posters will just avoid getting into the dispute, but the poll results so far are a little suprising to be honest.

jamespir

youropinioncounts wrote: »

Thats society you have your view others have there's.

as burnleymik said some people view marrige with procreation.

If it had been adam and adam we would not be here would we?

so youe done this poll cuse your a homophobe then

arbroath_lass

FATBALLZ wrote: »

WHat is the difference between marriage and civil partnership? Presumably gay marriages aren't recognised by any religion so the only 'official' bit is the legal side anyway, which is what civil partnership gives you.

Of course gay marriage is recognised by religions. Why would you think otherwise?

Valli

burnleymik wrote: »

I think thats a little harsh Valli, everyone is entitled to their opinion. This is obviously a very touchy subject because it would be very easy to jump down the throat of anyone who disagree's by labelling them homophobic. I think many sensible posters will just avoid getting into the dispute, but the poll results so far are a little suprising to be honest.

A LITTLE harsh? - not a smidgen of what I was thinking. So I diluted it for you!

It's a bit late now - it's already been allowed and open acceptance of gay relationships is far healthier, IMO, than driving people underground.

What did gay men do in the past? They lived lies. They married, and had families and in some cases made their wives, and children suffer while they lived a lie. And they felt forced into this because society wouldn't accept them. They were marginalised, brutalised and commited suicide.