Originally Posted By donnyaz I think while we are considering Gay marriage because its between 2 conscenting adults we should also consider marriage between 3,4,5,6,7 and more adults.
Originally Posted By Mr X I have no legal or ethical problem with polygamy, if it floats your boat and melts your butter. It's a free country. I do have a problem with hypocrisy. And that means people who boast a heritage of polygamy shouldn't attack other unconventional unions. X..out.
Originally Posted By donnyaz Mele what I am talking about is adults and you bring up pets,siblings,inanimate objects and the letter X but beside siblings wich I agree would be bad none of the others are adults. P.S. I love the letter X as well
Originally Posted By Mr X I don't have a problem with siblings, either..not from a legal perspective anyway. Personally, I think it's gross. Ewe. But, that's really not the point (I also think it's gross (maybe even MORE gross) when a 75 year old marries an 18 year old, but that's just my personal perspective and has nothing to do with legality..right?).
Originally Posted By mele Marrying ewes is pretty gross, X. ;-) Personally, I don't really care if multiple people want to marry. It's nothing I'd want to participate in but it doesn't affect me. However, I am tired of the arguments that people bring up about gay marriage, acting like it's the end of the world if homos get married. It's so insulting to gays and lesbians, like they're so sub-human that once they get the same rights, all of the benefits of marriage are destroyed for all humanity and eventually, the human race will die out. (For the record, I am bisexual so I would be one of the dirty homos that so many people are afraid of.)
Originally Posted By hopemax Men being allowed to marry women, while women NOT being allowed to marry women is discrimination on the basis of a person's sex. Vice versa, Women being allowed to marry men, but men NOT being allowed to marry men is discrimination based on sex. Both men and woman, are denied equally the ability to marry multiple people, pets, siblings and inanimate objects. All the protected classes are denied these things too.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 It's worth noting here that sexual orientation is intrinsic to the individual. Polygamy is merely a social arrangement. The bottom line is equal treatment under the law. If you think polygamy should be legal, make that case. But it has nothing to do with same-sex marriage. If straight Americans can legally marry the one person of their choice, gay Americans should have the same right; simple as that. If the laws were changed that straight Americans could marry, say, up to 3 persons of their choice, it should be the same for gay Americans. Right now it's straight Americans 1, gay Americans 0. That's the inequality, and that's what needs to change.
Originally Posted By donnyaz Dabob2 I would disagree with you that the 2 are not related.Many would say that intrinsicly that man is not monogomus and that intrinsicly women are.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Perhaps. But there are many men who say they are and have no trouble being monogamous, and many women who say they just aren't cut out for it... there would simply be no way to categorize that. But who you are attracted to in the first place? That's undeniably intrinsic.
Originally Posted By dshyates "Many would say that intrinsicly that man is not monogomus and that intrinsicly women are. " Tell that to my ex-wife, who apparently didn't think much of monogamy. Our divorce was her boyfriends idea.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Tell that to my ex-wife, who apparently didn't think much of monogamy. Our divorce was her boyfriends idea." That's actually a pretty funny line if it wasn't so sad.
Originally Posted By tiggertoo <<Tell that to my ex-wife, who apparently didn't think much of monogamy. Our divorce was her boyfriends idea.>> Whoa…that sounds too horribly familiar. I was kinda relieved, though. I just didn’t have the heart to call it off. She apparently had no qualms though. But she got the damned Prius, though! Brand new 2007; paid cash for it. Arghhh! C'est la vie.
Originally Posted By DAR <<(For the record, I am bisexual so I would be one of the dirty homos that so many people are afraid of.)>> Actually since you're a woman, you're known in heterosexual male circles as well if I can talk my girlfriend into the idea then maybe........
Originally Posted By MamaTinkAz What is so wrong if I am fine with my husband wanting to marry another woman? I am just throwing that out there. I mean nowadays it would be nice to have some extra hands around the house to help with kids, house work, the husband and have another adult to talk to. I guess it wouldn't bother me because I am not a jealous person. (ok, don't be too harsh to me over my comment now
Originally Posted By ecdc If three consenting adults want to get married, I have zero problem with it. Let them do it. I don't know that it would be all that difficult to adjust current tax laws, visitation laws, etc., to include additional spouses.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf I think there is an interesting parallel between gay marriage and polygamy: consenting adults. After all, gay marriage and plural marriage are essentially arrangements between 2 (and only 2) consenting adults. The difference is that in plural marriage a man or woman may choose to marry someone who is already married to someone else. If the 2 adults involved are okay with that, what's the problem? And, if there weren't a parallel, why would the Mormons (who would like nothing better than to NEVER hear the word polygamy again) have fought so hard against Prop 8?
