As a straight man, how would my daily life change if gay couples had the right to legally marry?
The short answer to that is that I am not 100% sure, though I am confident that most of the impacts would be positive. It would mean that my gay friends would be able to have the same legal rights as straight couples. That translates to, among other thins, that they would have the legal right to adopt children, see their partner in the hospital, share insurance coverage, open bank accounts together, etc. From my perspective all of these things would be a step forward and would positively impact my life. It would tear down many of the legal barriers that have been constructed to keep a group of people from enjoying legal rights and priveleges. My sense is that this would raise the quality of life for gay couples. That would impact me in that I am friends with, work with, and love many who are gay. The logic here is that when those that surround us are allowed to be free and happy that we become freer and happier as a result. I get that this the logic here is quite simple, but I think there’s something to it.
None of this is to say that even if gay couples had the legal right to marry that all of the world problems would cease to exist. There will still be individuals who hate others if, for no other reason, than they are simply afraid of those who are different. There will still be hate crims committed against homosexuals and other groups. There will still be people who think that gay marriage is akin to beasteality and incest.
Therefore, it is with sorrow and pitty that I post the following video. The organization who funded this ad – which is running in California – calls itself the National Organization for Marriage. Before watching this video ask yourself, how would your daily life change if homosexual couples had the legal right to marry? Please post your responses in the comments section!
Personally, I don’t think it would affect other peoples’ lives much at all. It’s a pretty rare marriage of any flavor that does so. To me, that is the most compelling reason to permit same-sex marriages.
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I watched the video 3 times in a row and i feel a mix between rage and pity for the people in it. I still don’t understand how gay marriage affects other people’s freedom?? Some people just need to focus on their own lives and let other people live as they wish. And as some people say: if you don’t like gay marriage, don’t marry a gay person!
And as a note to your post, I believe that making marriage legal, although it might not fully stop hate crimes and homophobia altogether, having gay couples and families in every day life will help make people (especially the newer generations)more accepting and educated about homosexuality, so it is definitely a big step in the acceptance process – without it, it would take twice as long to get where we need to be: a world where anybody has the right to be with the people they love and be treated equally in all respects.
ps. please look at this response: it has an educated (although a little harsh) response to the NOM commercial explaining the ‘situations’ noted by the people in the original commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YGe8DwBs-s
Good grief! Taking away freedom?? For what?? These people….I just have to feel sorry for them. Do you know how much money it costs to run one of these ads? I just think of where that money could go to in an economy like this. We have tent cities popping up all over the US because people are losing their homes, and these people are paying for a commercial advocating against civil liberties.
I think we oughta take some o’ these people
And put ‘em on a boat, send ‘em up to Bear Mountain . . .
For a picnic.
-(B.D)
it says “hate crims”. as your legal counsel i suggest you change that.