Originally Posted By ChurroMonster This thread is for people who are straight who support gay marriage. I think it's important for some people to see that gay marriage isn't just a "gay" issue.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains It is so not. My husband and I agree - everyone should be able to suffer through marriage.. J/k... I truely hope that someday soon everyone can enjoy a happy marriage that my husband and I have. I am happy to say that my children (all 4) see what an injustice this has become.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I voted No on Prop 8 and will be attending a rally when I return home to California at Thanksgiving to support several of my cousins and friends. I have 3 cousins who have been in relationships with partners I consider my family for over 20+ years. Loving, committed, healthy partnerships that also involve children. Along with many long term friendships with with persons I played college softball with. Not having their civil rights to act as a family and be responsible for eachother in sickness and health, financial parternships, etc is just wrong, so very wrong. I am also a devoted somewhere to the left of central Christian. We are not all bigots or closed minded. Somewhere along the line my brothers and sisters have lost their way with the teaching of Christ, forgetting his love was for all of love. It's not our right to bear judgement only to love. This is just flat out racism.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I am straight but support gay rights 100%. Equality for all, that's what it should be about. I dont have any family members (that I'm aware of ) who are gay, but I have a lot of good friends, former colleagues and bosses and former professors who are good people that just wants to be treated like everyone else. Why is that so wrong??? I will say this though. I travelled a lot and I been to places where gay rights and laws are highly tolerated such as Philippines and Thailand and others where it is nonexistant Egypt and Jordan and I would say America is probably smack in the middle in terms of tolerance and laws. On one hand, it acknowledge gay and lesbian relationships and realize discrimination such as jobs and adoption is wrong (where I live now, in Australia, it's still illegal for gay adoptions) but in terms of issues of marriage and religion, its downright intolerate, almost hostile. We are talking California, I can't imagine how badly the issue of gay marriage will go down in places like Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, etc. We are talking America, we can do better on this issue.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***We are talking America, we can do better on this issue.*** Way too perfect. Nothing more needs to be said.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice As a non-Californian, I'm proud to say my Californian parents represented me well by voting NO on 8.
Originally Posted By ecdc I'm straight, happily married for 9 years, I have two children, and I support gay marriage. Where does my support come from? Aside from the fact that it's just the right freakin' thing to do, to give people equal rights, I realize that someday my child might come to me and explain to me that he's gay. I want a better world for my children and for other people's children. They deserve the same opportunities and chances at happiness that I've enjoyed. If my wife and I were to die unexpectedly tomorrow, I'd be very comfortable at the thought of a gay couple raising my children. I'd just want them in a home where they're loved and given all the opportunities life has to offer.
Originally Posted By FaMulan <--straight woman, married 14 years to one man, proponent of Equal Rights for my friends and neighbors who are gay. Don't Discriminate.
Originally Posted By queenbee <--lives in CA, straight, married 17 years, two children (both kids attend a private Christian School) No on 8. My parents, an ER nurse and a criminal defense attorney in their sixties also, voted no.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I'm straight, voted no on h8, as did both of my adult daughters who are also straight.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <-- gay The people of my state voted to make me a second-class citizen. I can't tell you what a kick in the gut that was to me. I just want to say here that the posts on this thread are truly touching and meaningful and uplifting for me. Thank you.
Originally Posted By debtee I'm straight and have been happily married to the same wonderful man for 20 years. We both support Gay marriage and as we can't vote, we donated money to the NO campaign. I think everyone has the right to the same happiness that I experience everyday. I don't support people using religion to take rights away from people. That's hate and not what I believe God is about.
Originally Posted By melekalikimaka I'm with you, Inspector. We've come a long way but have a long way to go. Thanks to everyone.
Originally Posted By kennect While the vote in CA. this past week was a dissapointment I wouldn't worry too much about it...I personally feel the fight will go on and that there will be acceptance of such in the near future...It may take some time but it will happen...What I don't get is why people, that it wouldn't affect, care about the issue??? What skin is it off their backs regardless of who can get married? Someone please explain that one to me....
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I'm straight and definitely in favour of gay marriage. It's not a religious or moral issue, it's just discrimination. >>where I live now, in Australia, it's still illegal for gay adoptions<< This is true, and crazy, but I think in this case it might be due to ridiculously archaic adoption laws more so than ridiculously archaic sexuality laws (although we've got them too, gay marriage still isn't legal here). You also can't adopt a member of your own family, open adoptions aren't legal and as far as I'm aware single people can't adopt. It's also practically impossible to adopt a child from overseas. So it's possibly not *just* a "gay" issue when it comes to adoption laws.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Wow, good points liberty, I didnt know any of that . Sort of odd you cant even adopt within your own family either. WTH, that's a new one even for me .
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Oh and confirm this for me. Gay people in Australia are allowed to FOSTER children, but not adopt them, is that correct? And if so, I dont understand the thinking behind that either. So, you are allowed to take in a child and raise them for the state, but for some reason you are not allowed to adopt that same child and raise them as your own?? I dont understand how stuff like this remains today??
