Should same-sex marriages be legal?

Not everyone believes in the bible and life should not revolve around that kind of thing religion should have nothing to do with marriage and besides maybe ppl think of you being with someone is disgusting.. In the eyes of your god you should not gudge others..right..

It's very dear to me, the issue of GAY MARRIAGE.
Or as I call it: 'MARRIAGE'. You know, because I had lunch this afternoon, NOT GAY LUNCH. I parked my car; I DIDN'T GAY PARK IT.

For the longest time marriage was never about love. It was about finding a suitable partner and making babies. We're modern now. Marriage is about love not a system. Gay people should be able to marry.

Makes no difference to my life but it makes a big difference to theirs. So why should I be against it?

Yes it should :]

Sure, why not? I'm all for human rights.

Their choice - their right - I have no issue with homosexuals getting married.

Yes - I'm bisexual.

Please give bisexuals options in polls :(

I'm a straight guy first off. That being said marriage is primarily about assets now not "Love" as much. "No Gay Marriage" is a religious mostly christian issue. Atheist aren't christian and neither are other non christian denominations,if they can get married then homosexuals have all the right to share their finances,shelter and what have you.

Yes. Gay people are still people so they can do whatever they like. However IF I were gay I wouldnt want to get married in the traditional religious way because that religion doesnt `accept` gays so why would I want to have any part of it ?

absolutely! love is love!

Of course! It's not legal in California because the Christians think that they have the right to control everything. Just because gay people are marrieng doesn't mean that heterosexual Christian's can't get married!

I answered, "Yes, I'm heterosexual."

Separation of Church and State.

Marriage is a religious act first. As far as the State is concerned it should be legal. Religions will still have the right to accept it or not.

Duh!! Any couple in romantic love should be able to marry. Lots of gay couples adopt, so they can have what we heteros take for granted. A nuclear family.

You love who you love

I believe in god and i am gay (btw, homosexual is an offensive term to the LGBT community because the term was first used to say that being gay was a mental disorder and it isn't). I don't see where the government comes off saying that we don't deserve the same rights as heterosexual couples. That is a religious viewpoint and shows a serious lack of separation of church and state, in my opinion. But just because someone's gay doesn't mean they can't believe in God. And they already have 6 states that allow gay marriage. Why not the rest of them?

Hey this goes out to everyone who put my original post to the rating of a negative ten, would like to thank-you for that, because it does not bother me at all, just goes to show that you are for same sex disgusting marriage and that I am not, I go by the Bible and you are doing your things, I loved that rating, cuz maybe it might be bothering some of you to possibly think about looking into salvation, or not, oh well, take care.

I personally find the thought of two men making love revolting. I do not, however, believe this gives me the right to dictate how others live. Gay people deserve the same marriage rights and benefits as everyone else.

If you outlaw same sex marriage then I say outlaw strait marriage!

the Bible says that marriage is between a male and female, man and women. I'm kind of double sides on this, however. I am a faithful Christian and like to believe, but you can't stop love in it's tracks, and some were born that way, and it's natural, and they can't really help it. What really angers me is the people who act "gay" or "lesbian" just because they think it's "cool", just like some kids in Jr. High and Hig School call themselves "sluts" and "bi" because they think it's cool. Depends if you're homosexual because you were born that way, or if you're trying to change yoursef to be cool. The first is alrigt, second, not so much. But then again the Bible does say that marriage is between a man and a woman...so really, it depends.

Why cant gays and lezbians be as miserable as heterosexual married couples?
I'm joking of course, not all marriage is terrible..... but I'm trying to point out "what the frak is the difference?" Why would someone use their energy against the issue - live and let live.

Well..it's their business..not mine to say. Same goes for plural marriage.

Where's the just Yes or No option?

I don't see a "don't care" option.

the bottom line is if you're against gay marriage, you're against gay relationships, and that's just primitive nonsense. marriage is not sacred, it's human behavior, with rules. Grow up, just admit you don't like gays, and you don't want them to get what they want. Personally, gays make me happy. heteros are chimps, gays are bonobos.

I don't get why it should be opposed, what's wrong with it, if you're gonna allow gay people live together and have 'legal partner ships' what is the big difference in letting them get married?

Marriage is a religious institution.

STOP BEING GAY ON THIS TREAD YOU GAYS

it's great that accept gay marriages but what if your mum was gay? where would you be?

Homosexuals should not get married. Where I'm at, we dont take kindly to those people. A pair of homos got shot an killed for just holding hands, a lot of people agree with me that it has a bad influence on kids. If they see other homosexuals making out, they're most likely going to turn into one.

I don't believe that same sex marriage should be legal. With the direction civilization is headed, being "gay" will transform from being something that is a deep, hidden feeling to a trend. I'm not necessarily saying that kids will say, "wow, being gay looks so cool. I want to be gay!", but rather that it is becoming such a norm that people will not even think twice about it. Children imitate what their parents do. That is where the issue lies because it's no longer about equality, it's almost encouragement at this point.

While this is one single example, my aunt is a lesbian and her partner has children from her previous marriage to a man. As time as gone on, I have seen a change in one of the daughters. She now wants to be referred to as gender neutral and considers herself bisexual. I consider that a red flag.

I think that there is a lot of psychology involved and, whether you believe in religion or not, that men were made to be with women (if relationships were intended at all). Just even from a basic standpoint of anatomy, childbirth included, it seems hard to argue this.

I just want to know why is it that almost every homosexual had some sort of trauma growing up? It's so incredibly common that a gay man or woman had either a missing or distant parent, or was molested. That's only one of the issues, too. Another issue is that a lot of homosexuals were not very attractive growing up so, for some, it's ingrained to hate themselves or seek a different path.

Overall, there are so many endless factors that go into this and I feel that we don't work hard enough to get to know ourselves and when we see a label that fits how we think we feel, we are too quick to place that label on our foreheads.

A huge issue is our sexual culture. If you rewind to the days of Marilyn Monroe (this is only an example, I'm not solely blaming her), sex and sexuality at this point was beginning to be encouraged. Then, along comes pornography, Playboy, etc. Netflix and chill, even. Now, it's more common to ask if you "gave her the D", as opposed to whether or not you kissed her.

Really, there are too many things to list that factor into these things. I'm not a bigot, I'm just tired of this whole charade. I don't hate gay people, but I don't encourage it and I moreso hate the state of our civilization that makes us prone to deviating and I wish people could be comfortable enough with themselves to where they could be okay with simply staring at a wall.

I know this isn't the most agreeable comment, but that's how I feel.

Were I come from its legal since ages. It was never a strong discussion. Adoption its legal to by gay couples and single parents.
What the hell, if you don't like it don't do it and leave the other alone doing what they wanna do.
Why does some people think they can put their nose in other's ways of living?

Marriage is bollocks any way you look at it.

How can you be homosexual but still say no???

They already are. Perhaps just not in your country.

I believe that marriage is when a man and a woman want to start a family. I have no problem with two people (man/woman, man/man, woman/woman, trans/man, trans/woman, any other combo) who want to live together, but just getting married just for the "legal benefits" is stupid. Now for other things, like being able to partake in benefits like being able to visit each other in the hospital, I think the hospitals should loosen up their rules. Many people live away from family and their friends are the only ones who can even begin to answer questions.