Comments on: Pew Research poll: Majority supports civil unions, same-sex marriage

By: Ginelle

Ginelle — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:33:25 +0000

Civil Unions still come up short no matter how you try to colour it. In the end, if we do choose to accept the compromise, then we still come up with the short end of the stick. We have to fight for full marriage rights, nothing less, nothing more, if we are to achieve full equality rights. In Canada, as in six other countries which have legalized same-sex marriage (or if you choose – marriage between any two consenting adults), we fought for, and would not settle for any thing less than marriage. In the United States, where you have a very powerful involvement of the Church in political affairs, it will take much longer to achieve marriage rights and of course it will take much longer to convince the general populace that it is totally insane not to grant our full protections under the law.

By: Wade MacMorrighan

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:17:07 +0000

it’s a shame that so MANY people simply DON’T understand that Civil Unions 9aside from not conferring the same legal protections as civil marriage) DON’T work in reality (here’s a brilliant website, with studies, to that effect): http://www.civilunionsdontwork.com/ ; http://www.gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories08/february/0222083.htm ; and http://www.freedomtomarry.org/get_informed/marriage_basics/marriage_v_other.php

Please, SPREAD the awareness!!!

By: randy

randy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:54:06 +0000

Headline is wrong. You say “Majority supports … same-sex marriage”. But the article says “53% oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry”. I wish it was the other way around too, but you need to fix the headline.

By: Wayne M.

Wayne M. — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:25:22 +0000

This is interesting information. Sexual activity and behaviour, homosexual or heterosexual, based on love and care is always moral. Sexual activity and behaviour, homosexual or heterosexual, that exploits others is always immoral. It is no more immoral to be homosexual than to be heterosexual; it is how we live our sexuality. Therefore, if people agree that same-sex civil unions should have all the rights of marriage, then let’s stop playing word games and call it marriage. Churches of course should always have the right to decide if they want to marriage any couple or not, based on their teachings, but they have no right to stop same-sex couples from being marriage by civil authorities or Christian churches who support marriage equality.

By: Victor

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:42:30 +0000

Progress is so slow. I just wish there were something we could do to speed it up. I know that over time the younger generations who are significantly more educated and accepting will slowly become the establishment, but it seems to be happening so very slowly.