What decision do you mean?
- January Rose:
- I think gays and lesbians should have rights and be treated as equals, but I can't say I'm 100% behind their decision.
November 21st, 2014 at 11:15am
What decision do you mean?
- January Rose:
- I think gays and lesbians should have rights and be treated as equals, but I can't say I'm 100% behind their decision.
What would you suggest they do instead?
- January Rose:
- @ Alex; periphery.
There decision to marry somone of the same sex.
I really don't want to come across as patronising or condescending (because after all, I respect your personal views), but you say this as if gays and lesbians decide to be gay or lesbian. They don't decide. They are who they are, and they can't change that. I'm not homosexual myself, but I have many friends that are, and I speak for them when I say this.
- January Rose:
- I'm a Christian and I still watch Harry Potter, Twilight and all that stuff. I don't believe in abortion, not just because of my faith, but what I believe in personally. I think gays and lesbians should have rights and be treated as equals, but I can't say I'm 100% behind their decision. A lot of my believes have stemmed from my faith, but also my parents and the world around me.
If you're not 100% behind them getting married, what would you be in favour of them doing instead?
- January Rose:
- @ Alex; periphery.
I'm not sure I know what you mean. They're already married or going to be.
This makes it sounds like you think people make a conscious decision to be gay. That's not the way it works. and, as everyone else has already pointed out, saying that you think gay people deserve to not be judged and to be treated as equals and then saying you don't support gay marriage is completely contradictory. How is that treating them like equals when the heterosexuals are free to marry the person they love? How is implementing discrimination against a group of people treating them like equals?
- January Rose:
- @ CallusedSilk
Yes, exactly. I want these people to have rights and never be judged by the way they live. It's not how I would live my life however and it's not something I would ever suggest to someone else. But they have already made their decision.
@ Alex; periphery.
I'm not sure I know what you mean. They're already married or going to be.
yes, you are right as far as the 50 year old man with a teenager, for sure! lol. I'm sorry if I misunderstood what you were saying before, it sounds like we're on the same page as far as gay marriage goes (at least in the vague sense we've discussed, lol) :)
- January Rose:
- @ faster.
I see where you are confused. I believe that gay and les people should be allowed to marry legally and nothing should stand in their way of being with the person they love. (But this situation "everyone should be allowed to marry who they love" does not apply to every situation. ex: 50 year old man wanting to be with a 16 year old girl. but that is another topic for another thread) I think these people should have rights, sorry for the confusion.