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[emeraldrafael]

I feel that you should be asked if you're gay or not first, other wise you could have it biased.


1) Male
2) Strongly Agree
3) Strongly Agree

 

[Angus565]

1.Male
2.Agree
3.Agree

 

[Madara XIII]

Yes, they moved away to Escape(irronnnnny) from the criticism of having a different opinion. What ever you do stay away from the politics section....they'll chew you up and spit you out....like they did me.

Several times over. This is why the Religion and Politics board entrance is halfway down the basement stairs.

I find it deliciously ironic that the overwhelming response on this thread from the community is "Tolerate"... Tolerance is one of the rarest things in this community's R&P forum.

That can be said for most of society now a days. Tolerant my ass!!

I'd like to have this community be better then the lowest common denominator...

Well what can you do? I mean the moment you start going right wing or conservative here is the moment you brand yourself as flame bait. It gets old fast.

It's gotten old several times over. And it was born looking like Benjamin Button.

It's even more disconcerting how this is one of the more conservative forums I frequent...

Oh well, unless it's an R&P thread I feel strongly about I do what I can to not stir the masses.

 

[Sgt AssHead]

1)Female
2)Strongly Agree
3)Strongly Agree

Hey, just by giving birth, you are doing irrapable harm to your kids. And like the old saying goes, what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. I'm of mixed race and there are people who believe I should be screwed up because I lack an clearly defined ethnic identity or whatever. But I have a solid home life, a university education, great friends, a wonderful boyfriend, a good paying job and an all round pretty awesome life. I will go on record to say, while it hasn't been perfect, I have had an easier time of it them most. I did suffer through an identity crisis when I was a teenager and OH MY GOD IT HAS TO BE BECAUSE I'M BIRACIAL BECAUSE THAT ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS. You're worried gay couple shouldn't adopt children because they will get teased? Children of straight parents get teased mercilessly all the time, in fact much much more so then children of gay parents (see what I did there?). People tend to exagerate the negative impact things will have on children (just look at the video game debate). Seriously, never underestimate the power of a happy home life, and as long as gay parents provide that for their children things will turn out fine. Great even. Those who disagree with me are not stupid, necessarily, but just try seeing the issue more objectively.

Well, I'm biracial aswell, and I do get teased sometimes by my friends, (I do live in south Texas, so it wasnt unexpected). So, while I am half Korean, and live a great life, my friend who has two lesbian parents gets made fun of and insulted on a day to day basis to the point where she breaks down into tears. I don't know too much about her home life, but I assume it's a good one, but on occasions she even says that she wishes she had other parents, which absolutely breaks my heart... The point I'm trying to make is that some children with gay parents live a great life, but there are also some kids that are teased and scarred on a day to day basis because of it.


1.male
2.agree
3.undecided

 

[loc978]

1. Male
2. Agree
3. Agree

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That said, I would like our society to redefine marriage as an entirely religious and/or personal matter, having no bearing on financial, legal, or political matters. No special rights for the co-dependent!

 

[The Stabilo Boss]

1. Male
2. Agree
3. Strongly Agree

I would like our society to redefine marriage as an entirely religious and/or personal matter, having no bearing on financial, legal, or political matters. No special rights for the co-dependent!

Also this

 

[b3nn3tt]

Male
Legally go for it, in a church no. So I don't know, put whatever you want

Strongly disagree. Human beings were biologically designed for intercourse with members of the opposite sex for reproduction. You mess with the biological reproduction psychology then you have a much higher chance of the child being a homosexual. While I don't mind that, biologically speaking it makes them as useful as a panda that refuses to mate

You must be joking.

Why must I be joking?

Male
STRONGLY agree
STRONGLY agree

Anyone who thinks that Homosexual people should have different rights to Heterosexual people needs a swift kick to the balls/ovaries.

Donating blood...

To the first point, the assumption that you must be joking is because what you said actually doesn't make sense. If a gay couple adopt a child, then how would its 'biological reproduction psychology' (a term which I don't really understand anyway. Do you mean sexual orientation?) be affected? Unless you're suggesting that homosexuality is a learned behaviour, and that be being in an environment with a gay couple the child would be gay?

To the second point, donating blood is something that I absolutely believe gay people should be allowed to do. People can argue all they like about the increased risk of HIV, but the fact is that heterosexual people have just as much chance of contracting the virus as homosexuals. Further to that, blood is tested before it is given to a recipient anyway, so anything wrong with it would be picked up then

OT: Masculine (sex=male/female, gender=masculine/feminine), I am also male
Strongy agree that gay people should be allowed to marry, but like others in this thread I don't think that it really matters if a church says no, marriage doesn't have to have anything to do with religion
Also strongly agree that gay people should be able to adopt, but only as long as they pass the same stringent tests that are applied to straight couples wanting to adopt

I see no reason why sexual orientation should be something that could exclude you from anything

 

[The Rockerfly]

To the first point, the assumption that you must be joking is because what you said actually doesn't make sense. If a gay couple adopt a child, then how would its 'biological reproduction psychology' (a term which I don't really understand anyway. Do you mean sexual orientation?) be affected? Unless you're suggesting that homosexuality is a learned behaviour, and that be being in an environment with a gay couple the child would be gay?

To the second point, donating blood is something that I absolutely believe gay people should be allowed to do. People can argue all they like about the increased risk of HIV, but the fact is that heterosexual people have just as much chance of contracting the virus as homosexuals. Further to that, blood is tested before it is given to a recipient anyway, so anything wrong with it would be picked up then

Sexual orientation then. I believe that many people learn homosexuality, that is why it is so much more apparent these days then say 20 years ago. Society has changed that much but the rate of homosexuality has

Blood testing for HIV is much more expensive, it would be inconvenient (it takes a hours to test it, days to send it off and back), impractical and expensive to test every gay person who wants to donate blood. However if you want a high risk of contracting HIV from blood donation then you are more than welcome.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

1. Male
2. Strongly Agree
3. Strongly Agree

 

[b3nn3tt]

To the first point, the assumption that you must be joking is because what you said actually doesn't make sense. If a gay couple adopt a child, then how would its 'biological reproduction psychology' (a term which I don't really understand anyway. Do you mean sexual orientation?) be affected? Unless you're suggesting that homosexuality is a learned behaviour, and that be being in an environment with a gay couple the child would be gay?

To the second point, donating blood is something that I absolutely believe gay people should be allowed to do. People can argue all they like about the increased risk of HIV, but the fact is that heterosexual people have just as much chance of contracting the virus as homosexuals. Further to that, blood is tested before it is given to a recipient anyway, so anything wrong with it would be picked up then

Sexual orientation then. I believe that many people learn homosexuality, that is why it is so much more apparent these days then say 20 years ago. Society has changed that much but the rate of homosexuality has

Blood testing for HIV is much more expensive, it would be inconvenient (it takes a hours to test it, days to send it off and back), impractical and expensive to test every gay person who wants to donate blood. However if you want a high risk of contracting HIV from blood donation then you are more than welcome.

I would argue that the percentage of gay people has not actually increased, it's just that more people admit to it. You have to remember that twenty years ago homosexuality was still illegal in many countries. If you knew you'd go to jail for your sexual orientation then I doubt that many people would freely admit it. Until 1973 homosexuality was considered a mental disorder. The difference between now and then is that research has been conducted, strongly suggesting that homosexuality is not learned, and people have generally become more accepting

Hypothetically, if the rules changed and gay people were allowed to donate blood, but only if each of them was tested for HIV, do you think that every heterosexual person should also be tested?

 

[OniaPL]

I wonder how many agree with gay marriages just because it's "tolerant" and cool to do. Don't get me wrong, i support them, but at least in our country people just tend to agree because otherwise they will probably be "gay-bashing assholes".

 

[kitsunefather]

Male.

At least for America, any country that claims freedom or equality can't continue to pick and choose who gets what rights based on their color, beliefs, or behaviors.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Lots of left wingers here.
Anyway,

1.Male
2.Neutral
3.Neutral

(As long as they don't try to stick there shlongs in my b-hole, I really do not give a crap)

Being right wing doesn't necessarily make you homophobic. I'd say I'm right wing and I support equal rights.

 

[karloss01]

1. Male

2. Neutral

3. Neutral, as long as they don't impose their own sexual preferences on their child like many straight couples do.

 

[NinjaRabies]

1. Male.
2. Agree.
3. Neutral.

 

[TheTaco007]

Male
Strongly agree
Strongly agree

 

[Queen Michael]

1. Male.
2. Strongly agree.
3. Strongly agree.

 

[G-Virus]

1.) Male
2.) Strongly Agree
3.) Strongly Agree

 

[The Rockerfly]

I would argue that the percentage of gay people has not actually increased, it's just that more people admit to it. You have to remember that twenty years ago homosexuality was still illegal in many countries. If you knew you'd go to jail for your sexual orientation then I doubt that many people would freely admit it. Until 1973 homosexuality was considered a mental disorder. The difference between now and then is that research has been conducted, strongly suggesting that homosexuality is not learned, and people have generally become more accepting

Hypothetically, if the rules changed and gay people were allowed to donate blood, but only if each of them was tested for HIV, do you think that every heterosexual person should also be tested?

However it has increased in countries where it was legal. In the UK it was legal 20 years ago yet the rate of homosexuality has increased massively.

Maybe, but homosexual sex has a much higher chance of contracting HIV each time. So you would literally have to do the test on the same day otherwise they could potentially contract HIV in that short time.
Granted that it is possible with heterosexuals to contract HIV but it is a much less likely probability and most questions rule out the possibility. For example if you are very sexually active with members of the opposite sex you can be denied to donate blood

 

[MasterChief892039]

1. Female
2. Strongly agree. And as long as heterosexual unions are called "marriage", homosexual unions should receive the same title.
3. Strongly agree. No mentally stable person/couple should be denied the right to raise a child of their own if they wish to, regardless of sexual orientation. Besides, what do you think is a better option for a parentless child? Being adopted by a loving same-sex family, or rotting away in a modern-day orphanage?