Hurray for gay marriage!

[Flyndaran]

"But its not normal!"

lol...

I could write a book about all the "not normal" shit that straight couples do, too! Last time I checked, it wasn't "normal" to put your penis in someone's mouth regardless of their gender.

Since I believe Bonobos do it too, I think you might want to use another example of human sexual oddity.

[fireheart17]

"But its not normal!"

lol...

I could write a book about all the "not normal" shit that straight couples do, too! Last time I checked, it wasn't "normal" to put your penis in someone's mouth regardless of their gender.

or have fetishes on random objects for that matter.....o.O

There's a huge list of those too!

[DrFaroohk]

"But its not normal!"

lol...

I could write a book about all the "not normal" shit that straight couples do, too! Last time I checked, it wasn't "normal" to put your penis in someone's mouth regardless of their gender.

[Rapscallion]

Workplace security restrictions, apparently. Yes, see what you mean now.

I came up with something similar - Singleton Solitaire. Same concept, just the usual phrases thrown at someone single and happily so.

Rapscallion

[smileyeagle1021]

sweethearts... I live in Utah... I can fill out that BINGO board (not just BINGO, but fill that sucker out) on a daily basis

[BroomJockey]

worked for me.

[Pedersen]

Now that's weird. Being on Linux, it's usually me who winds up saying things like that. Just clicked the link, and it still worked.

It's a pic, so I can't copy/paste it well. I'll try to find another source for it.

[Rapscallion]

Um, I get a gray, striped rectangle?

Rapscallion

[Pedersen]

Just found something that is both amusing and sad at the same time, and thought it kinda fit here. Neatly manages to sum up all the crap arguments that get spouted about gay marriage by the homophobes who oppose it.

http://fukung.net/v/10207/85c0fa0693...fad32da11a.gif

[tropicsgoddess]

yes, we are everywhere

hell, even as a gay guy I'm always surprised to find out how many people I know are gay.

and you're right boozy, this isn't a gay issue, it is a human issue. I've got a semi open invitation for any bible thumper who believes I'm not human enough... please cut me (preferably not to deep and avoiding any major arteries thanks ) and see that I too bleed. I guarantee, my blood will be red and warm, just like yours. I will feel pain from the cut, just like you would. Eventually the wound will scab over, just like it would on you, and eventually I'll get a scar, just as you would. And most importantly, though harder to see, that blood will be pumped by a heart that feels love and pain exactly the same way yours does.

Well said, Smiley! I honestly don't see anything wrong with the gays having the right to marry and adopt AND get the same benefits as a straight couple. Gay or straight, black or white, we all bleed the same and we're all human beings.

[Rapscallion]

When your rights affect others adversely, I guess that's the sticking point the gubmint's chosen.

Rapscallion

[DrFaroohk]

Am I the only person who sees that as just the tiniest bit hypocritical?

I mean from the point of view of any minority, be it gays, blacks, or people who like to cut themselves for fun: "We want the right to live how we want without the government screwing with us."

Well that store owner or caterer or restaurant owner just wants the right to conduct his business the way he wants too. It seems like you can't have one without the other though without becoming a douche. You want the right to do whatever you want, and so do I.

[Boozy]

A lot of good points have been mentioned. However, all a place would need is, "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone." I know of a place, in Silverton, OR, that will (and has) turn people away, if they bring children under a certain age in. It's a new rule, starting a few months back, but it's their right.

I can't speak to the wedding providers issue, since contractors may be considered different, but here in Canada gays and lesbians are a protected group, like minorities. So businesses can't say, "We don't want to serve you", just as they can't tell black people they aren't allowed in their restaurant.

[Falconess]

Hey here's a good one - in places where gay marriage is legal, do you think private business owners of wedding services (catering, bands, photographers, etc...) should have the right to refuse to work at a gay wedding if they still have a problem with it?

A lot of good points have been mentioned. However, all a place would need is, "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone." I know of a place, in Silverton, OR, that will (and has) turn people away, if they bring children under a certain age in. It's a new rule, starting a few months back, but it's their right.

I feel if someone feels uncomfortable officiating a marriage, they shouldn't have to do it. Ceremonies are about spirituality and symbolism (in my opionion). If they weren't, just go down to the court house and sign papers. I think they should still be given the right to chose not to do something they don't feel comfortable with. There will be comfortable with it.

Besides, would you really want someone who doesn't believe in what they're doing, officiating your sacred moment? Because really, when it comes to a wedding (the ceremony) it is about how sacred it is to you and your partner. A spiritual bonding (regardless of what religion you follow, or don't follow) between two souls.

As for officials of the state, who just sign the document, no, I don't think they should be allowed to say, "Nah, I don't wanna, so take it somewhere else." The actual, legal contract is just that, a contract, and it shouldn't matter if they believe in it or not, they're just signing that you both agree to follow the rules of the contract.

[Gravekeeper]

how to deal with discrimination against homosexuals is left to the local governments, and there is no universal law regarding it, which really leaves a lot of holes in what legal protection is offered.

In your country mayhaps. Flee north!