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Quote by: tinybear Starboy> Oppose the institution of marriage being redefined in a way which traditionalists intensely dislike of course. Like Waychel said, why was marriage defined as a monogamous union? Because the majority felt that polygamy wasn't the way to go in our society. You may well say that notion is outdated and should change. That's another issue. But my point is marriage is still a very important domestic institution the definition of which is still a matter of great concern for all members of our community. If the majority feel that the definition should change, so be it. But let's put it to a vote, shall we? |
I never said it wasn't an important domestic institution. I am not arguing that is should be changed at all. All I am saying is that gays already have famiies with the same domestic problems as heteros. They still get sick and end up in hospitals and they still need their spouse to be able to make medical decisions for them. They still get old and retire and then one of them dies and they want their spouse to get their retirement benifits. They still work for corporations and they still get benifits from those corporations that they want their spouse to have just as any spouse in a hetero family. In fact you could say that the gays realize just how important a domestic institutions it is and want their families to have the same rights as the hetros. Giving heteros the same rights doesn't take rights away from anyone else. This is a no brainer. People who oppose this are opressors.
Starboy