Should gays/lesbians be afforded equal rights?
96- livelonger
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Thousands of gays and lesbians and their supporters are marching in Washington against the two institutions where they are still not equal to heterosexuals: the military and marriage.
Obama has pledged to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell and the Defense of Marriage Act, although he doesn't personally believe in equal rights for marriage.
Thoughts?I am a lesbian and I have the same rights as everybody else.
87- kmackey32
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Yea after all I would like to know who they are hurting, its there choice.
why wouldn't gays and lesbians have the same rights than hetero's?
In my country gay people are even allowed to marry and adopt kids
so, what's wrong with that?
They are people too, they have right too don't they???
many people are such a hypocritics on that mather, a lot of guy's like to look at lesbian adult movies, but oohh a lesbian, she's gay, she doesn't deserve any rights.
People come on, this is 2009
98- AEvans
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Of course they should have rights they are not any different then we are as a heterosexual couple. The only thing different is that the person laying next to them is of the same sex. Who cares what they do in there bedroom don't we have more concerns within our country besides worrying about if a same sex couple should have the same rights?
81- tksensei
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I think the military and the marriage questions are quite different.
tksensei wrote:
I think the military and the marriage questions are quite different.
Ok the military i can kinda relate to, although when i was in the military, there where 3 girls in my platoon wo are lesbians, golly, the army is filled with lesbian girls (at least here in Belgium). never seen any gay men tough.
But marriage, why not, what's the differene between living together and being married????- 81
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steffer wrote:
But marriage, why not, what's the differene between living together and being married????
That's an important question.
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tksensei wrote:
steffer wrote:
But marriage, why not, what's the differene between living together and being married????
That's an important question.
It's a religious question
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Scott.Life wrote:
tksensei wrote:
steffer wrote:
But marriage, why not, what's the differene between living together and being married????
That's an important question.
It's a religious question
Not necessarily at all.
ok, i don't want to go into that, but it's a fact that the catholic church is against homosexuality and living togheter or mariage is out of the question
but, my girlfriend and i have been living together now for 9 years, we have a 6 year old daugher, but aren't married, simply because we don't see the point of it- 81
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steffer wrote:
ok, i don't want to go into that, but it's a fact that the catholic church is against homosexuality and living togheter or mariage is out of the question
and?
88- arthriticknee
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Surely the title of this forum makes it plain.
I would be embarassed to ask that question with a straight face in public.
Whatever happened to 'all men are created equal'?
Should not the biggots be campaigning to amend that to "unless of course they are gay"?
You don't need to be afraid of gay people America, they won't bite.- 81
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steffer wrote:
my girlfriend and i have been living together now for 9 years, we have a 6 year old daugher, but aren't married, simply because we don't see the point of it
Then I guess you won't complain about not being able to be married in a Catholic church.
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arthriticknee wrote:
Whatever happened to 'all men are created equal'?That is such a sexist question.
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arthriticknee wrote:
Surely the title of this forum makes it plain.
I would be embarassed to ask that question with a straight face in public.
Whatever happened to 'all men are created equal'?
Should not the biggots be campaigning to amend that to "unless of course they are gay"?
You don't need to be afraid of gay people America, they won't bite.Unless they are insane and like biting people...(y)
tksensei wrote:
steffer wrote:
my girlfriend and i have been living together now for 9 years, we have a 6 year old daugher, but aren't married, simply because we don't see the point of it
Then I guess you won't complain about not being able to be married in a Catholic church.
no i am not, we don't beleive in all of that, it is just a reply to the guy who said that it is a religious question, i forgot to quote him, sorry
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If someone wants to be openly gay in the military, why not? It is someone's business if they expose their sexual orientation or not. The issue of marriage isn't religious either. Yes, gays/lesbians should be afforded equal rights, period.
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Colebabie wrote:
If someone wants to be openly gay in the military, why not?
Do you consider such issues as exactly the same in the military as in civil society?
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tksensei wrote:
Colebabie wrote:
If someone wants to be openly gay in the military, why not?
Do you consider such issues as exactly the same in the military as in civil society?
Issues are issues and will come up in the military and in civil society, there are differences of course. That is why it is up to the individual. Who they tell, when they tell them, or if they tell at all. Could you imagine working with men for months and have them not know something about you that makes you you?
If I was in the military and was a lesbian, I would want to talk about my girlfriend in the same way the other women talked about missing and loving their hubands. Everyone needs support, and its difficult when you have to hide who you are.
