Legalization of Gay Marriage Around the World

What do you think of the issue of gay marriage in your country?

It's been up front in the news here in the US, due to the vote to ban gay marriage in California --

Personally, I think marriage is a civil issue, that's where it began

I own this land --

I own this cow --

I own this woman(or man).

So trying to interject ones religion into the whole thing is really a fallacy -- P

lus, you can't put a civil issue up for a vote by the general public, if we do that we would still have separate but equal -

women and minorities wouldn't be allowed to vote -- etc...


it's pretty disturbing.

[Atubiga]

This is one thing most people don't understand. Homosexuality is a mental illness and that these people really need mental advice. If we are to permit homosexuality then why do we have "Male" and "Female" in our language and culture. We have the right to do almost anything but remember not everything is right to do. The good man needs no democracy to do good things and the right man needs no constitution to do what is right. Homosexuality degrades our sense of purpose. It degrades the meaning of our existence and our sense of good and bad. Homosexuality is an insult to gender and the sense of who we are. Homosexuality is a great sin before God and the gods. Just take a look at those who claim to be homosexuals and you will understand what I am talking about. They have lost the sense of whom they really are. The have lost their sense of judgment. They are disturbed and mostly unlawful. They mostly drink, smoke and engage in hard drugs. We all know what is good and bad. We all can choose between good and bad but the right man in his right sense always prefers good to bad. Don't support this idea because you think they have the right to do whatever they want. What you should be considering rather is how to help these people recover from their mental illness. Don't vote for homosexuality because you are just insulting yourself. You are just degrading your sense of judgment. homosexuality is disgusting. Homosexuality is the worst form of mental degradation. Homosexuality is totally bad so let us give it a BIG NO!!

My answer is also A BIG NO. I have nothing against homosexuals or lesbians, but marriage is designed between a man and a woman where they can procreate and build a family. That can't possibly happen between a man and a man, and between a woman and a woman, right. They can choose to love and live with each other, but not get married with each other, they need not create a confusion amongst the younger generation. No offense but by providing more rights to these individuals, they tend to become more loose than the generation before.

Atubiga,

Homosexuality is considered as a mental illness only by the religious fanatics. Homosexuals are born this way and and they have brains which work in a similar way as that of their opposite sex. So they like their same sex persons. If any one is mentally ill in this case, that should be the god who created them in this way.

Legalize homosexuality and their marriage all over the world.

I agree with you. I don't consider homosexuality as a mental illness. I think doctors don't treat homosexuality as a mental illness nowadays too even though people may consider them to be mentally ill in the past. The society may be more open minded now, but I think there are still quite a large group of people who are against the legalization of gay marriage.

I personally have nothing against homosexuals and I think it is alright to legalize gay marriages.

But I really can't imagine 2 guys holding a wedding ceremony. :p

Same-sex marriage should be allowed or not?

As long as no one is being raped or killed or forced into it & the consenting partners are adults - lets leave marriage to those getting married.

I always wondered as a kid - why can't 3 guys marry 3 girls as a group marriage? - Why can't 3 guys marry 2 girls or 5 guys marry 6 girls & so on.

Anyone likes this "Group Marriage" thing? (No, I don't - but was just wondering).

I agree with Atubiga that homosexuality is a mental illness, that many people fail to notice, and homosexuals are mentally ill. Humans by nature are only attracted to the opposite sex. These homosexuals can't differentiate what's right and what's wrong anymore and should be corrected. Legalization of gay marriage is a big no because it only helps this mental illness to spread. It will really spread if gay marriage is legalized around the world, and we will be living in a...weird community of craziness.

Atubiga, I agree with you on homosexuality being an illness, alas with no treatment found.
I feel obliged to say that I've nothing against homosexuals. Apart from their sexual preferences, they are normal people like all of us - live their lives, work on their workplaces etc. I think nobody will have the intention to violate against such a person.
Yet, I strongly disfavor all the homosexuals who claim they are being repressed by having no right for a marriage between themselves.
Everyone knows that the the classic family theory counts on the presence of a father, a mother and children. Two men or women ... this can be no family. If they wish, they can be life partners lifelong - I've nothing to say about this. But trying to ruin the most traditional and important society cell ... no!

[RBseatown]

It really doesn't bother me one way or another. It really has no effect on my life whether they are married or not, and I don't believe in limiting another persons freedom when it won't effect anyone elses life. To me, the best thing that they could do is offer some sort of legal union as opposed to a marriage. I think everyone would benefit from that.

marriage is tie up between male and female and to be exact, one male and one female. gays can live together but marriage? it's a great query . i believe most countries accept gay marriage but Indian government is very strong on the cause. The Indian government has never given hands to this cause and will never approve Gay Marriage. God who created man and women and cop them together to spread the world population. each and every being was created by god. The sense of feeling and loving the same sex is also done by god. Gay marriage doesn't fulfill life needs

[keshav]

What the anti-gay marriage proponents fail to realize is that equal marriage is not an idle issue; it is a matter of civil right to love who you wish in an environment of equal recognition. it is as basic as the right to freedom of speech or right to vote. When such basic rights are denied on the grounds of race , religion or ethnicity, we call it discrimination . when rights are denied on the grounds of sexuality, we must as a society begin to realize that denying basic rights is unacceptable..

It is a shame that people cannot see reason. People are so blind they cannot see the light. How could we accept an abnormal thing like this as normal. Things are falling apart and the world is coming to an end. Homosexuality is a mental illness. These people are mentally sick. Give them mental treatment. Castrate some where possible for it is better to enter the Kingdom of God castrated than going to hell as a gay.

I am totally against them. I feel like humans should live the life along with nature. There are so many rules which are defined for us. By the nature of law, opposite sex attracts. I find such relationships to be absurd and what kind of satisfaction can they get? No government should support them.

I personally hate to hear news about them. I feel like it is against nature. God has created this world and has defined set of rules on how to live. Only opposite sex will attract. But the concept of gay and lesbian is totally against this. I want them to be prohibited and i consider them as inhuman.

[Ziveeman]

I think it's utterly foolish to think that humans are the only ones that have homosexuality. Animals actually do have about the same percentage of homosexuality, suggesting that homosexuality is in fact a natural state.

Additionally I don't think that homosexuality is a mental illness. Many people who practice homosexuality are actually happy with it and it doesn't really seem to affect their daily functioning (which a mental illness should).

There's very little evidence that homosexuality is a choice, so why punish them?

I am also against the legalization of gay marriages around the world. It's not only about religion, but about humanity as well. Marriage should only be for man and woman, and not with the same sex. If its legalize, how would they procreate? They can't produce an offspring, right. Humanity would fail. We can't have the next generations as clones with defects.

I'm sorry, but that's an utterly ludicrous statement.

Legalized or not, homosexuals cannot reproduce anyways. I know many marriages where the couple do not want kids; I'm sure you know of some too. Does that mean they shouldn't marry? I don't think that's right. Marriage is about a union of two people who love each other. It's not right to say that you should only marry to have kids, because there's a lot of other factors that affect whether or not you'll have kids, for example, finances. If a couple is poor, should they be broken up because they won't have the money to support a kid? "For better or for worse" ...the priest says that doesn't he?

Marriage is the union between two people who ever they might be if you rich, poor or whatever. Everyone should have the same rights as one another, but no matter what happens there will always be a taboo for gay marriage.

i just don't understand one thing that why is there so much apprehension about legalization of gay marriage everywhere? why just societies can't accept the fact that being a homosexual is usual. it is not a matter of choice, its biological and congenital, it is inborn. how does it matter whether gays are married or not, they are going to be gays anyways. so why is there so much of debate about it???

I'm not sure whether this would be acceptable by the people around the world and whether there is some central law agency that can enforce this as a law throughout the world in one go. But it would be a radical step to take considering the amount of opposition it has received in Asian countries even when we talk about it there. In my opinion it can be legalized

Why shouldn't it be allowed, people fall in love it's a natural thing. If a religion is against that then they shouldn't be forced but you can still be married in the eyes of the government and get the same privileges other married couples have. It's only right.

[rmholla]

Marriage is a legal contract, as far as I am concerned that contract can be written any way the parties involved want.

Homosexuality is natural and occurs throughout the animal kingdom. People who feel otherwise are simply ignorant of the facts.

Religion is the only reason why so many people do not accept homosexuality. Yet the Bible only has 6 admonishments against homosexuality and has over 350 admonishments against heterosexuals. Seems to me that god feels heterosexuals have the bigger problem!

[ASOR]

On ownership, I don't entirely agree marriage was "I own this woman" I find there can be different forms of family units in nature. I am finding i agree with RMHolla on a lot of issues, but not the reasoning used to get there.

I find some people think that the bible is everything. That we must follow it. but, not everybody has to have a religion or beliefs. Homosexuality personally confuses me in it's concept, but as a society as a whole, I think there is ample room for it.

I believe that this thus falls under separation of church and State. Does a church have to marry gays. Not if it violates the rules of the Church, but the church isn't the state. I support gay couples having every single tax advantage of married couples, it shouldn't be a distinction. Of course, it is often unusual for gays to have children. But how many children are out there that need adoption? They might provide a lot more nurturing than disfunctional families.

I think that the US at least should legalize gay marriage.

Personally, I have no problems with homosexuals and with what they choose to do in their lives. As long as they aren't hurting anyone, I say leave them be. If they wish to marry, I can't see any legit reason why they should not. I know some say that marriage is meant for pro-creation and pro-creation only but let's not forget how many married couples choose "not" to pro-create while, on the other side of the spectrum, how many UNmarried couples "do." It's an individual choice and I feel that individuals should be allowed to choose how they view marriage, whether in the 'typical' sense that we've grown most accustomed to (heterosexual) or in the 'not-so-typical' sense that we're still learning to adapt to (homosexual). I don't think marriage is so much about "who" is united in marriage but, moreso, about what those (who are united into marriage) can "put into it." However, that's just MY opinion, so if you view this subject differently than I do and you take offense, I sincerely apologize, as offending anyone is far from anything I had hoped to do.

Gay marriage has been legalized in South Africa for 2 years. Why not?

[DaughterUK]

Gay people should have the same right to marriage and the legal advantages of marriage as heterosexual people. To say otherwise is unfair and discriminatory.

Honestly I do not support gay marriage even a little bit. I see absolutely nothing good in Gay marriage and I don't see any reason why I should support gay marriage. Gay marriage goes against reason and gay marriage goes against nature and It is so sad to see so many people giving thumb ups to gay marriage. I don't hate gay people because they are human beings like myself just that I do not support homosexuality as an act because it is evil. Gay marriage brings nothing good. Gay marriage goes against nature and it brings nothing but doom. I am very sorry but this is the truth and the whole truth. There is nothing good in gay marriage and I don't and will never support gay marriage until someone gives me one major reason why I should support gay marriage.

It is our right and nobody can take that away from us. It is a choice people make and if you do not like the choice I make in life, that is your problem but you can't condemn me for what I am doing because that is my choice and that is the way I have chosen to live my life.

I've never really understood the big fuss about homosexuality...
People need to realize that people are not gay by choice, they've just been made that way.. Now being gay doesn't make them any less responsible, any less important or any different from any other honest member of the society !

Live and let live...if you don't want people interfering in your lives then you shouldn't go about interfering in theirs and infringing on their rights..

Ok I'm not a religion fanatic - I've made my views clear on that. But again the answer is big no from me. Actually, what you describe as 'having brains that way', is called MENTAL ILLNESS. What if someone claims, walking naked in streets is ok? He doesn't harm anyone does he? God created him like that. So better legalize that too.

There are some laws of nature, which you are bound to follow. You are meant to have sex with the opposite gender, that's the way we are. Else men should also have wombs shouldn't they? That's the way to put it mate. It's nothing but a mental illness.

I can see your angle ranger...calling being gay a "mental illness" . But there's a fundamental difference between that and walking the streets naked as you cited. Being gay does not affect the society in any shape other than the individuals that are a part of it...
Mentally ill patients are a threat to society and naked people can outrage the modesty of others around them. Gay people pose no risk of the sort..