Gay Rights.

[androsan]

I support homosexual rights, though I am not homosexual. By my birth religious beliefs, I should be bashing all homosexuals, but I do not feel as if that is right. Politically, I feel as if bashing homosexuals is a form of discrimination, and the United States Congress should stop trying to go for a ban on homosexual marriage. I mean, if they do pass a law banning such marriages, they are returning to the days when african-americans were severely disliked by the Caucasian community.

((Sorry, I'm an anti-discriminast))

[[Kris]]

Yes I support gay rights. I feel that if they are gay then there is no use in trying to change them. Plus most gay people are awesome. Give them a chance. You might learn to like them. And now I have a question. If you do get to know a person that is gay, and you start to like them (just as a friend) then why would you want to change them? Not saying that everyone would but most of the people that I know don't support gay rights and I tend to get into arguements with some of them on the subject. Not to mention, who are we to judge others? Surly we all have our own faults, but that doesn't mean "okay so I know what they are going through so I can judge them." Why judge when you can get to know them and maybe, just maybe get to like them or just keep going with your own life and not even worry about it? It is just a wast of time to judge and everyone should know by now that time is very special so don't waist it!

[[Kris]]

I support gay rights. I mean, why do people find that they can judge the people that are different then they are? They are people to right? Of course they are so why must they be judged? Just because you might not agree with something or someone doesn't give you the right to judge them. Why can't people understand that?

[Grim Wraith]

Yes, i support. All of my friends are Bisexual, im straight, but i still support. I mean, who cares what other people do? It's their marriage, it's not gonna affect you. what, are they going to be a happier couple than you? get over it, government. Quit stickin your noses in our lives and give us the freedom you promised us 200 years ago!

[Saria]

Yes and Why not? I'm not gay but I don't have problem with gay people and furthermore, what they do is personal. It's not my business to say a man and another man who love each other can't get married.

[Sercee]

I was bisexual (I say was because I'm engaged now so I don't get to play both fields anymore ) and one of my best friends is gay. I was there for him when he came out. So I'm definately for gay rights based on that.

My own 'preferences' aside, I definately see it as discrimination - fear of what is different. These days I only rarely see gay discrimination from people in my age group (or younger). Most of it comes from people who are either very fundamentalist (the bible's word IS law and I don't have a clue what a metaphor is), high in political station (if I have an alternative lifestyle my career is ruined), or completely unaware of the lives of other people (my way is the best way, the rest of you get out of my way).

I'm glad things have started to sway towards acceptance, and hopefully Harper and Bush get booted before they can wreck the progress we've made on that front.

[Sobek]

i love the derogatory statements in brackets sercee, quite funny.

[Sercee]

LOL
Glad you like, Sobek. I'm kind of in a sarcastic mood today, and those people are usually pretty selfish sooo...

[Sobek]

i love a good bit of sarcasm, its among my favourite forms of comedy.

but especially when its true.

[androsan]

Yes, I support homosexual rights, as I previously have mentioned. I mean, if we pass a law prohibiting homosexuals and/or bisexuals from marrying someone who they love , how are we any better than our ancestors back in the segregation days? We aren't any better, I can tell you that much. Now, I do not know if my views would be different if I had nobody in the family who was homosexual, but I amn almost certain that my views would be the same.

((Gotta stop here. Typing this on only 3 hours of sleep, and I REALLY need to get some more sleep))

[Sercee]

And now there's a same sex couple in the states trying to get a divorce. Why fight so hard for the right to get married then not fight for the marriage? I was kind of hoping that wouldn't happen so the gay couples could show the straight couples what love and marriage was about. Oh well...

[Broadsword]

I think the overwelling support in this thread helps my theory that It's an "us vs. them" issue.

People seem to need a "them" so they can feel better or special or something.

Those of us(that word again) who are outside the mainstream already have a different point of view.

I thank the Gods for that.

[Sobek]

if gay people were given the rights to marriage i think the divorce right would basically remain the same. its all relations between people and gay people can fall in and out of love just as fast as any straight person. unfortunately people dont seem to think much of marriage any more yet most still do the "traditional" vowes of "till death do us part" or some crap like that

[Sercee]

That's kind of what I mean, Sobek. Yes, if they want the right to marry then they have the right to divorce. I just wish people would enjoy longer engagements so they'd know what they were getting into and not just dump it when the going gets tough. I've been engaged since Feb 05, and I'm not getting married until June 08. That's quite long, but we don't feel the need to rush. It gives us time to save up money and to KNOW if we're doing the right thing.