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My sexual orientation and my positions on gay rights
letxa2000:
--- Quote from: atz75 on September 22, 2008, 08:54:58 pm ---And, contrary to letxa's comment, marriage has clearly evolved in terms of expectation and levels of equality between partners even in straight unions.
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Actually that doesn't contradict anything I said, at least in a material way within the context of the discussion of gay rights.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: letxa2000 on September 22, 2008, 09:19:23 pm ---If what you want is to intentionally offend people that have a more traditional view of marriage then, well, I don't support that endeavor and you shouldn't be surprised that others don't, either.
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I don't want to intentionally offend anyone. I want what my parents have. They have been married for over 40 years, and my mother has said to me, "I want to dance at your WEDDING, not your 'civil union'."
I want to know how my wedding would affect straight weddings/couples.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on September 22, 2008, 09:28:02 pm ---
I don't want to intentionally offend anyone. I want what my parents have. They have been married for over 40 years, and my mother has said to me, "I want to dance at your WEDDING, not your 'civil union'."
I want to know how my wedding would affect straight weddings/couples.
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This is a great point Chuck.
Why would my hypothetical marriage to my girlfriend be offensive to anyone else's marriage? I truly don't understand. Why would it even have anything to do with anyone else's marriage?
CellarDweller:
I don't expect churches to be forced to hold weddings.
First of all, we have gay churches that would be more than happy to accomodate us. We don't have to force other churches to perform the ceremonies.
Secondly, plent of straight people get married in courthouses and other secular areas where religion is not used in the ceremony.
There's no reason that gay people can't have marriage.
letxa2000:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on September 22, 2008, 09:28:02 pm ---I don't want to intentionally offend anyone. I want what my parents have. They have been married for over 40 years, and my mother has said to me, "I want to dance at your WEDDING, not your 'civil union'."
I want to know how my wedding would affect straight weddings/couples.
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I have no problem with you having a wedding to celebrate your civil union.
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