Gay marriage in a nutshell.
Bronagh Cassidy composes a thoughtful essay. She writes in part:
My mom was in a same-sex “marriage” for about 16 years. What I want to point out is that it’s so much harder for someone to overcome the gay lifestyle when they are in love. I think they still might be together today if Pat hadn’t died. My mom has told me that at times she had felt she needed to get away from it, but that it was so hard because Pat would cry and they were so dependent on each other. That’s why I think it is very important that we fight same-sex marriage being legalized. It will encourage people to stay in those relationships even if they come to a point where they feel they want and/or need to change.
The difference between classical marriage and gay marriage is that only one is potentially reproductive. Only that one is essential to the continued existence of the human race.
January 21st, 2005 at 12:52
There are lots of things that aren’t essential to the continued existence of the human race. Must we oppose all of them?
And what happened to Bronagh’s mom — staying in a relationship too long — is a common story among heterosexual marriages as well. If that’s no reason to oppose “classical” marriages, it’s no reason to oppose same-sex marriages.