Comments on: Besen: The marriage writing is on the barn wall

By: barry

barry — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:06:53 +0000

Great post! I’ve been invited to several ENGAYGEMENT dinners and gay weddings and i’ve noticed that each one is more sentimental and heart felt than the last!

By: Joseph Singer

Joseph Singer — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:02:43 +0000

Enough with the cows. It was “amusing” the first time. Now it’s just plain annoying.

By: Will

Will — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:48:12 +0000

Great upbeat article… and by all means, feel free to bash religion (especially fundamentalist religions) next time. Thanks

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:13:48 +0000

Twelve years ago in California my partner and I were married in our church. Each day without “gay marriage” is another day our religious freedom is denied.

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:23 +0000

My father’s been married 8 times to 5 different women…yes there were repeats. He’s big on recycling but he’s far from a liberal.

But his religious views prevented him from coming to my wedding even though I’ve been in a relationship longer then any of his. Go figure. The gay guy has a more stable relationship than most of the rest of the family. My husband and I have been together for 15 years (married legally in Canada for four of those years). I’m proud of that accomplishment given the role model I had.

My father’s done more “damage” to the institution of marriage than anything us homos have done or could do. I’ve told my father he should be examining what’s wrong with him and “hetero” marriage that would allow 8 marriages (across 3 religions) before casting stones at the validity of my marriage.

Bring on the other 46 states!

By: SteveMD2

SteveMD2 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:35:27 +0000

I find it so strange that these right wing ministers beat up on gay people wanting to be married and support that institution

While hetero’s are divorcing at a terrible rate. I’m told I am in the minority – married one time to the same woman for 41 years. Where I used to work at circuit city, I doubt if 10 % of the kids who worked there – ages 17025, came from a ‘traditional home’.

And for those who oppose abortion, just think of all the gay couples who would be glad to provide a home for some of those children who are aborted.

Isn’t it amazing how few of the conservative religious leaders get it?

By: TJNV

TJNV — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:00:24 +0000

Wow: One of the right wingers seeing the folly of all this fighting. I agree about the divorce and unmarried parents. That affects children way more than our relationships having the same leagl protections everyone else has.

Tom in Long Beach

By: Bud Burgoon-Clark

Bud Burgoon-Clark — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:47:34 +0000

“Gay people will soon be coming home to their cows — with marriage licenses in hand.”

Um, Wayne, I think you MIGHT want to rephrase that.

ROFLMQAO!

Bud

By: Ron Pierce

Ron Pierce — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:45:25 +0000

We are all ecstatic about the Vermont vote on Tuesday, but equally important is the Washington DC vote on the same day to recognize gay marriage where it is performed legally. This may be the wave of the future as politicians try to work both sides of the issue. Once this happens the gay marriage will eventually follow.

The other very likely possibility is that the courts will rule that marriage in a state where it is legal must be accepted in states where it is not legal. At this point gay marriage is moot and anti gay marriage laws will collapse under their own weight.

By: daVon

daVon — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:18:57 +0000

Gay marriage or not, people still treat us like filthy sinners going to burn in hell!. I’m so sick of being discriminated against openly an a daily basis. At least racism is often frowned upon and nobody wants to be considered a racist, but homophobes are loud and proud of their homophobia. When will people understand that we do not CHOOSE to be this way? when?