Not Really Getting All the Hubub About Same-Sex Marriages.

Oh man, it was a real hard choice sifting through the submissions, but the winner of today's argument is none other than Makhaidos!

(I love that I can choose the winner now)

I'm actually having trouble finding the stereotype.

Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all weekend. I have no life.

i'm married and i want to feel special. if "the gays" marry, that will make my marriage less special! i am against "the gays" marrying..

The homosexuals are secretly gay.

So they're Republicans!

GOP. Gay Old Party.

Freud would have a thing or two to say about that elephant's trunk. . .

How about you stop stereotyping homosexuals as introverted grumps.

You're stereotyping so hard that you don't even realize it.

Nah, if I was trolling I'd be calling you a poopy butt or something.

Am I also a mole man?

So what's the difference between civil unions and marriage? It probably differs state-by-state, but why would people be OK with gay civil unions but not gay marriage?

Alright, glad we got all that settled.

A civil union doesn't grant the same rights and benefits as a marriage.

I see. How does one get civil unionized vs. married? Do people who are against gay marriage, but okay with civil unions, just want a procedural difference in the state that lets them go through the formalities, but just cannot claim marriage on taxes and in hospitals, etc? Like when they apply for the marriage certificate, they check the Civil Union box instead of the Marriage box?

It's a case of separate but equal. It's just another form of discrimination.

So what's the point of civil unions to begin with?

I dont get it either. I see absolutely no harm in letting two people who like each other get married.

Or the airport bathroom handies.

I don't get what all the fuzz is about, because atheists can also get married. And there is nothing Christian about it, no church or religious rituals are involved.
So I'd guess that a gay marriage is about the same, it's purely secular.

I know there are some churches that perform same sex marriages. But yeah most of them will be done in a secular manner.

Marriage is marriage regardless of whether it's in a church or not. I don't think that's the issue. I'm still wondering why some people want gay marriage to be civil union only - is it because they don't want them to get tax benefits or visitation rights, etc?

Some very stupid people think marriage is a religious thing. They are also homophobic.