Same sex marriage

[TitoFan]

Gotta go. But in short... I don't believe in same sex marriage. I believe in equal rights as far as jobs, etc. I believe they can live together as consenting adults wherever and whenever they want. I believe they should not be discrimated against in MOST areas. But... I don't believe they should be allowed to get married... they should not be allowed to adopt, except under extreme circumstances (when there is no other viable option)... and they should not be able to demand the same exact rights as heterosexual couples. Of course, that is strictly my opinion and I respect everyone else's opinion. I'm also not fanatical about my own opinion. It's strictly just that... an opinion.

[Kev]

Gotta go. But in short... I don't believe in same sex marriage. I believe in equal rights as far as jobs, etc. I believe they can live together as consenting adults wherever and whenever they want. I believe they should not be discrimated against in MOST areas. But... I don't believe they should be allowed to get married... they should not be allowed to adopt, except under extreme circumstances (when there is no other viable option)... and they should not be able to demand the same exact rights as heterosexual couples. Of course, that is strictly my opinion and I respect everyone else's opinion. I'm also not fanatical about my own opinion. It's strictly just that... an opinion.

I am basically of this opinion myself.

I don't see gay people as a legitimate minority in the same way for example that black people are, or the disabled or deaf people are.

They aren't being discriminated against on the basis of anything inherent about them, it's just a choice. They choose to enter into same sex relationships and choose to want to marry them.

It's a huge difference from say denying someone rights because of the colour of their skin.

Also, it's only social conditioning and the vocal promotion of gay rights over the last 30 years or so that means people see it differently from incest, beastophilia, polygmy etc.

50 years all these things were uniformly deemed to be immoral.

The irony is that now most people will insist that homosexuality is lovely and fine and perfect, yet they themselves would probably recoil in disgust if they were asked to practice it themselves.

It's an interesting point. I can't think of any other area of life where people could feel physical revulsion at participating in something themselves, but be totally in favour of other's having the right to partake in it.

Humanists and gay advocates have worked wonders in changing public opinion.