i struggle with the gay marriage issue in my head because of the assimilation issues. i'm such a liberal at heart, and i wonder why we yearn to be placed in a mold that doesn't seem to work very well for such a large segment of people and is designed for a different population. i completely understand the equal rights overture and the right to love and the need for that right and that love to be recognized.
i stumbled upon this vid and i realize again that i don't know it all and that love, companionship, and relationship need to be defined by the people who are in it. because they understand their particular place in the world better than anyone else.
i'll let the persons in love do their own pigeonholing if i can. leave it up to the interested parties. sometimes, i don't understand a thing, but it really doesn't matter. some things i really don't need to know. i can just watch and listen and i can just believe.
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Here, here. I personally support my gay brothers and sisters choice to marry but I agree with you about why 'we' would want to copy an institution such as marriage. Vows to a person I love - yes.
Anyhow, why do I need to be in a relationship to be accepted or treated equally. I am an individual first and foremost even if I was in a relationship.
I have very strong feelings about this. I think the solution is renewable contracts for all, gay and straight, for varying periods--the usual would be 7 I imagine. Give everyone an opportunity to leave a marriage that isn't working without the stigma of divorce, or renew their commitment. We wouldn't want to be forced to choose a job for life, why ever should we think we'll want to be with one person for life, and then feel like failures when we rather naturally don't?
For me it's to attain the same benefits that hetero's marrieds have. I don't want to be in their mold though! Great video.
sometimes i feel as if i can't commit to buying a new jacket because i'm not sure i'm gonna wanna wear it next season.
and i'm notorious for giving clothes away that i have never worn.
I want to have the choice to marry. I don't want to have marriage be the only option.
More musing here: http://gaycurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2007/09/let-not-get-confused-about-question.html
~GC
Steve, why should you or I have to get married to receive the same benefits that straight married couples have. As an individual and a tax payer who contributes to society and my community I deserve the right to be treated equally. I refuse to marry to be validated as a human being. I say let them eat cake.
I just think that partner units are a much stronger way to face the challenges of life, and society should recognize those partnerships, in whatever form they take.
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