Do you support gay marriages?

[IronFist]

What do you think about gay marriage legalization? Is this good or bad for the country? On the one hand it is a big step towards universal freedom and equality. But on the other hand there are many are many people unhappy with this law (including me), and it's not like they are going to change their opinion. It seems to me it would be better to leave it as is just not to increase tensions in society. Personally I am in favor of civil unions since a marriage should remain a Union between a man and a woman.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

What do you think about gay marriage legalization? Is this good or bad for the country? On the one hand it is a big step towards universal freedom and equality.

yes

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so?

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newsflash: every significant social reform "increases tensions in society". should the civil rights act have been scrapped because it would "increase tensions in society"?

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why?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Little late for this, don't you think?

[Consciously Unconscious]

I want to get married one day, so yes. 

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

New topics about opinions on SSM should really be banned within the U.S. Discussion forum, given that the issue is settled law in the U.S..

[Clark Kent]

I've always supported it, but it's a moot point now that it's legalized.

[Likely Voter]

New topics about opinions on SSM should really be banned within the U.S. Discussion forum, given that the issue is settled law in the U.S..

settled law, sure. Settled issue? Not really. Just another example from today.

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http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2015/07/dent_county_missouri_gay_marriage.php

[SNJ1985]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

[Middle-aged Europe]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

Move to Russia.

[Consciously Unconscious]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

What should the punishment be?  Also, would being gay be a crime or just gay sex? 

[Ban my account ffs!]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

What should the punishment be?  Also, would being gay be a crime or just gay sex? 

Yes.  I'm curious what your nuanced views on this issue are.  Let it all out.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

Move to Russia.

Sodomy is legal in Russia so I'm afraid he'd be disappointed.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Tunisia is among the countries that still kill you if you're gay. Thomas from NJ should move there.

[Mehmentum]

This would have been an interesting thread 5 or 10 years ago.

[Badger]

New topics about opinions on SSM should really be banned within the U.S. Discussion forum, given that the issue is settled law in the U.S..

not banned. just ignored.

[JerryArkansas]

I want to get married one day, so yes. 

[NeverAgain]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

And I thought chivalry was dead.

[afleitch]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

Why, by banning sodomy do you want to regulate what straight couples get up to in the bedroom. Are you going to publish a list of approved sexual acts?

[MaxQue]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

Why, by banning sodomy do you want to regulate what straight couples get up to in the bedroom. Are you going to publish a list of approved sexual acts?

Well, he is a fundamentalist. The only approved sexual act is spousal, unprotected vaginal coitus between two fertile persons.

[afleitch]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

Why, by banning sodomy do you want to regulate what straight couples get up to in the bedroom. Are you going to publish a list of approved sexual acts?

Well, he is a fundamentalist. The only approved sexual act is spousal, unprotected vaginal coitus between two fertile persons.

With sex like that you'd think we were machines not people...

[Antonio the Sixth]

Why does this thread exist?

[Adam Griffin]

While the OP uses a form of expression that will now inevitably invoke criticism based on the current law of the land, I have supported for many years what many conservatives now support ever since they have lost.

In short, the term "marriage" should never have been a part of public discourse with respect to obtaining a license to join in a partnership that is recognized by the government. That was a mistake early on by local and state officials, as well as the public desiring institutions to reflect the dominant religion. Conservatives could have simply renamed all civil ceremonies and recognition "civil unions" years ago and extended its concept to everyone regardless of orientation, largely avoiding this problem for them. In reality, nothing the government performs in terms of recognition can be considered "marriage" in the same sense that religious individuals view a church-performed marriage, and they would have saved themselves the humiliating loss of what has happened. Much of Europe got it right and does it this way, from what I understand.

[Hifly]

Mods please shut down this thread.

[SNJ1985]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

What should the punishment be?  Also, would being gay be a crime or just gay sex? 

Yes.  I'm curious what your nuanced views on this issue are.  Let it all out.

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

Why, by banning sodomy do you want to regulate what straight couples get up to in the bedroom. Are you going to publish a list of approved sexual acts?

I support a law banning anal and oral sex for both homosexuals and heterosexuals, just like many past U.S. sodomy laws did:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_States#State_and_territorial_laws_prior_to_Lawrence_v._Texas

The punishment would be a fine, jail sentence, or both.

While I would certainly try to enforce the law, I wouldn't go and install cameras in every bedroom or anything like that. The main purpose of the law would simply be to send a message to society that certain sexual activity is not OK.

[afleitch]

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

What should the punishment be?  Also, would being gay be a crime or just gay sex? 

Yes.  I'm curious what your nuanced views on this issue are.  Let it all out.

No. I vehemently oppose any legal recognition of same-sex unions whatsoever, along with societal acceptance of homosexuality. I also support re-criminalizing sodomy; and would support the enactment of a law banning homosexual propaganda in schools, similar to Britain's old Section 28 law.

Why, by banning sodomy do you want to regulate what straight couples get up to in the bedroom. Are you going to publish a list of approved sexual acts?

I support a law banning anal and oral sex for both homosexuals and heterosexuals, just like many past U.S. sodomy laws did:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws_in_the_United_States#State_and_territorial_laws_prior_to_Lawrence_v._Texas

The punishment would be a fine, jail sentence, or both.

While I would certainly try to enforce the law, I wouldn't go and install cameras in every bedroom or anything like that. The main purpose of the law would simply be to send a message to society that certain sexual activity is not OK.

What about oral sex and cunnilingus? Gays and straights can do that. Would that also be banned. What about hand jobs? Fingering?  What's your stance on rimming?