(October 1, 2011 at 9:55 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: But what matters is PURCHASED benefits, wether from worked benefits or paid straight from cash.
Such as health care
But it is more than that, and you know it.
Not a problem with gay marriage... this is a problem with a society that would make life harder for someone single in the first place.
Quote:It's about accpetance both socially and economically. If I were part of a gay relationship, and I were told "Im sorry, but you cannot visit the patient" from a hospital because my relationship wasnt recognized.
This is not a problem with gay marriage either... but of society requiring such for hospital visitation outside of blood relations in the first place. Toss marriage and be more open.
Socially... I agree, since marriage has always been political from the start... but the economic benefits are entirely ridiculous.
Quote:Or that a mother of a deceased gay lover could come in and take what she wanted because "our relationship wasnt legitimate"
And that is something I find ridiculous whether someone be single or not. Whatever you write in your will >>>> whatever your mother wants

Quote:Well... you know as well as I... this is bullshit.
I appreciate your anti-traditional vibe. But it goes WAY more deeper than that.
Yes, my beliefs regarding marriage go way deeper than just saying it's retarded as if it made it so... I certainly agree that 'gay marriage' should not be restricted any more than 'straight marriage': my position is that marriage on a whole is absurd... and it is even more ludicrous that anyone would take this already insane notion and restrict it from others.
Quote:Im not gay, yet I am willing to fight for gay rights.
Will you fight for them?
I'm pansexual with bisexual inclinations, and I will not fight for gays alone. I'll only fight for myself and for my friends...
If any of my friends are gay and want to get married, then yes I will fight for my friend ^_^
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