<p>I’m not going to argue, but rather contradict your belief. I also hail from the Bluegrass State yet have never had, nor ever will, anything against gay marriage. I rememeber some quote from a stupid show that says, “Why can two straight people who hate each get married, but two gay people who love each other cannot?” I am not going to insult you, futurexecutive, even though I would like to very much.</p>
<p>Heterosexuality is not just a sexual function (enjoyment), it serves a greater purpose - reproduction.</p>
<p>Like it or not, heterosexuality is the way nature intended, that is way it takes a man and a women to make a baby, not two men or two women.</p>
<p>“The previous poster was correct about how str8 people also have sexual fetishes, however we as a society don’t reward (legally) people with fetishes with government incentives/institutions.”</p>
<p>Sure they do. Straight people may choose to marry due to finding someone who shares their sexual perversion. With marriage comes various privileges supported by the government.</p>
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<p>We don’t make married couples prove that they are fertile. We don’t make married couples sign contracts guaranteeing that they raise 2 children. </p>
<p>Should the government do these things?</p>
<p>Also, gay people can raise children too . . .</p>
<p>I’m curious, how is it any less socially redeeming than 2 hetero people marrying? Either way they’re going to buy a house, have or adopt children and raise them, hopefully promote good citizenship and contribute to society, etc…? ~ Alix2012</p>
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<p>Because homosexuality is based on a sexual fetish, a sexual perversion. Certainly not socially redeeming. I’m not saying homosexuality should be outlawed or they should be ridiculed, I’m just saying we don’t need to promote it either.</p>
<p>BIGeastBEAST: The reasoning behind your argument is terribly flawed and extremely narrow-minded. You put forth that homosexuality is just a sexual (or bestial) function and therefore it should not be “rewarded” by the government. One does not have a choice to be gay – it is just the way they are. It is NOT A FETISH, as you imply. If this is the case, I take it you also consider heterosexuality to be solely a sexual function, or fetish? Since it is the “norm,” I bet you and all Americans, even homosexuals, would beg to differ. I hope you realize that there is more to homosexual (and heterosexual) relationships than sex. Why should one be “rewarded” by the government by means of marriage rights, while the other shouldn’t?</p>
<p>The only reasoning against homosexuality comes from religious beliefs. However, religion has NO place in the government’s duty to provide EVERY citizen their fundamental civil and human rights (such as MARRIAGE). The problems religion has caused in the world are innumerable.</p>
<p>Sure they do. Straight people may choose to marry due to finding someone who shares their sexual perversion. With marriage comes various privileges supported by the government. ~Northstarmom</p>
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<p>Yeah, but they are still a man and a woman. Men and Women are naturally meant to be together, and we as a society should encourage men and women to share a life together if they decide to, because that’s how life moves forward. That’s how nature works - men with women.</p>
<p>If we had a society of all gays the human race would be instinct in 100 years.</p>
<p>when a homosexual couple raises a few Charles Mansons, Jeff Dahmers, Richard Ramirezes and Timothy McVeighs, then I’ll buy that they shouldn’t be allowed to marry or adopt.</p>
<p>@Bigeast, yes but if ya haven’t noticed we have an overpopulation problem. We may have needed everyone to be straight many years ago, but now if anything people should either be asexual or gay. Or just have 1 kid.</p>
<p>BIGeastBEAST: The reasoning behind your argument is terribly flawed and extremely narrow-minded. You put forth that homosexuality is just a sexual (or bestial) function and therefore it should not be “rewarded” by the government. One does not have a choice to be gay – it is just the way they are. It is NOT A FETISH, as you imply. If this is the case, I take it you also consider heterosexuality to be solely a sexual function, or fetish? Since it is the “norm,” I bet you and all Americans, even homosexuals, would beg to differ. I hope you realize that there is more to homosexual (and heterosexual) relationships than sex. Why should one be “rewarded” by the government by means of marriage rights, while the other shouldn’t?</p>
<p>The only reasoning against homosexuality comes from religious beliefs. However, religion has NO place in the government’s duty to provide EVERY citizen their fundamental civil and human rights (such as MARRIAGE). The problems religion has caused in the world are innumerable. ~ Nyyankees</p>
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<p>First, I haven’t mentioned religion once in any of my posts.</p>
<p>Second, I don’t care what you say. Homosexuality is a lifestyle choice.</p>
<p>Thirdly, “innumerable” problems in our world don’t come from religion, they come from people with no morals who lead bad lives and make bad decisions.</p>
<p>Also, how do you know it’s a lifestyle choice? Do you have any evidence supporting this claim?</p>
<p>Haha so anything other than 2 straight people having vaginal sex in their bed is a “perversion”? Then I guess most people have “perversions” since the majority of straight people engage in oral, manual, anal, etc sex, not to mention all kinds of “fetishes”.</p>
<p>Nor does your reproduction argument make any sense. If people only had sex for the purpose of baby-making, we straight folk would do it 2-3 times in our life. Straight and gay people have sex primarily for one reason: pleasure. ~ Alix2012</p>
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<p>Pleasure, love, enjoyment, call it what you want. I don’t care if you want to have sex with another man, just don’t pretend that it grants you government rights. Taking it in the rear doesn’t suddenly entitle you to anything.</p>
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<p>Are you trying to say people choose their sexuality?</p>
<p>Also, how do you know it’s a lifestyle choice? Do you have any evidence supporting this claim? ~ DCHurrican</p>
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<p>There is no evidence that suggest that homosexuality is a genetic trait. I believe it comes from environment and life experiences.</p>
<p>Well if there’s no evidence to support either stance then it’s sort of like debating if god exists, innit?</p>
<p>BigEastBeast–you missed this post. I think your answer to this question will test the consistency of your views. </p>
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<h2>Well if there’s no evidence to support either stance then it’s sort of like debating if god exists, innit? ~ DCHurricane</h2>
<p>No, not even close.</p>
<p>Science can’t determine the existence of God. However, science CAN determine genetics, primarily inborn genetic traits and where they come from (hair color, eye color, height, weight, skin color), yet there is no gene that makes men to naturally want to give BJ’s, sorry.</p>
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Can you please tell me the specific gene on a specific locus of a specific chromosome that determines sexuality? As a science major I’ve always wondered this but never bothered to do research; perhaps you have? </p>
<p>If not, there’s no evidence heterosexuality is a genetic trait either. Perhaps they both come from life environment and experience, with 90% - 95% of the human population naturally being heteros and a small minority who are either asexual or homosexual.</p>
<p>BigEastBeast–you missed this post. I think your answer to this question will test the consistency of your views. ~ Silince Kit</p>
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<p>No, I didn’t miss your point. I never said the sole reason for marriage was to reproduce.</p>
<p>I said it’s to promote a healthy lifestyle in society, one that is productive, moral and redeeming. Reproduction certianly plays an important part, but I never said it was purely based on that.</p>
<p>My comment was in reference to the statement the heterosexuality was also a “purely sexual function” like homosexuality is. I said it wasn’t because heterosexuality actually leads to reproduction, and has other attributes than satisfying sexual fetishes.</p>
<p>Can you please tell me the specific gene on a specific locus of a specific chromosome that determines sexuality? As a science major I’ve always wondered this but never bothered to do research; perhaps you have?</p>
<p>If not, there’s no evidence heterosexuality is a genetic trait either. Perhaps they both come from life environment and experience, with 90% - 95% of the human population naturally being heteros and a small minority who are either asexual or homosexual. ~ Alix2012</p>
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<p>I’m not scientist, but you’ll have an uphill battle trying to convince people that heterosexuality isn’t genetic.</p>
<p>I mean, biologically - heterosexuality is designed for species survival.</p>
<p>Biologically, people with allergies would not survive. But we’re a civilized society. We don’t think “ok, in the wild you’d be left for dead, so we’re not gonna label foods that may trigger allergic reactions.”</p>