So how is the gay marriage ruling going to impact you?

[Tony2077]

well I'll go with since when has someone else getting married that you have no connection to in any way affect you or is it really any of your business who someone you know gets married to unless there a giant hole

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

I really could care less about gay marriage. Great you have it, but doesnt effect me at all. Now the laws we do need is for gay people having kids. Now we all know gay people cant have kids biologically. Now what i want is if your in a gay marriage and you have a kid. Then you are lawfully bound to that kid and you cant use the "im not the biological parent" argument to not pay for the kid when you split from your wife/husband. Thats all i want...accountable to the same laws as straight couples....both negative and positive laws.

 

[Dogstile]

It means I get to watch a whole bunch of gay people try to force their beliefs down religious folks fault by suing them when they won't marry them in their holy place and I get to laugh when both parties are offended, hurt and shouting because apparently being able to go to a registry office/rent out a nice hall isn't enough.

And then I get to watch the religious people try to force their beliefs down the gay folks fault by verbally abusing them at every opportunity and giving helpful reminders that "remember, you're going to hell!".

Fuck everyone who's actively arguing about this.

 

[FPLOON]

Uh... Outside of, maybe, increasing my probability of wearing a wedding gown instead of a wedding tuxedo at my [hypothetical] wedding, I don't think the rulings going to impact me outside of, maybe, getting invited to a gay wedding... and, even then, that could of still happened anyway given the state I'm living in now...

Regardless, I'm just glad that now everyone can get married and still retain said marriage if they decide to move to another state...

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

No effect on me whatsoever other besides the joy of seeing friends south of the border being allowed to enjoy the tax benefits of being legally married. Just kinda pleased is all.

 

[mecegirl]

I work at a Bed and Breakfast and sometimes we do hold weddings. We also get a lot of honeymooners. So I could effect me by giving where I work more business.

 

[chuckman1]

I feel more nationalistic pride as an American. While i probably will marry a woman im still happy that it's now a freer country.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I'm not gay, I don't really believe in Marriage to begin with. So for me personally, I don't see any effect whatsoever. I may or may not be invited to more weddings but my cousin had her wedding with her wife in MD a couple of years ago and a very good friend of mine is currently married to a guy...I don't really see myself going to any wedding at all in the near future. It doesn't really matter that everyone can freely marry now.

...I really didn't mean to make this sound so negative it's just that I'm from Maryland, where marriage equality was legalized a while ago and my other LGBT friends are pan and bi...I'm incredibly happy for my...well, I don't really have FRIENDS in my current home state but I do have co-workers who I hope will be free to marry their partners now. Of course now, the next step is to criminalize job discrimination based on sexual preference and gender identity.

 

[lacktheknack]

It's going to make my Facebook wall EVEN MORE intolerable than it already is - that goes for BOTH sides.

It's going to make people's questions about my plans to move to Russia dumber.

And it's going to make it harder than ever for me to keep my oar out of it.

Oh well. Progress in any one direction is still progress.

 

[lacktheknack]

Well, this decision in US did rise up another shitstorm of discussion between the brainless cargo cultists and "teh gays are a plague that is destroying muh society"-crowd. So there's that - the Russian-speaking media is once again full of shit on all directions.

It's going to make people's questions about my plans to move to Russia dumber.

>check the profile
>Canadian
>Move to Russia
DOES NOT COMPUTE

Well, they do say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...

(But really, I'm not going there because I think it's better there, I'm just a particularly passive-aggressive missionary.)

 

[immortalfrieza]

To quote a Crackled Article[footnote]Yeah I know I probably shouldn't be quoting Cracked articles, shame on me[/footnote]

Spoiler

If You Are a Homosexual and Are Already Married:
If you had been lucky enough to live in a state that allowed gay marriage, the federal government already recognized your marriage as a thing, and you were eligible for tax, health, and pension benefits under federal law like any other married couple. Previously, if you had moved to another state that didn't recognize gay marriage, that state didn't have to recognize your marriage. Now, your marriage is recognized everywhere, the same as anyone else's.

If You Are a Homosexual and Want to Get Married:
Where before this came down to whether or not your state had legalized it, now you are free to do so regardless of which state you live in.


If You Are a Heterosexual and Do NOT Want to Enter into a Homosexual Marriage:
You will not be required to marry a gay person. This is a common misunderstanding. This decision actually does not affect you in any way.


If You Are Currently in a Heterosexual Marriage:
This decision does not affect you in any way.


If You Are a Heterosexual Who Is Not Currently Married:
This decision does not affect you in any way.


If You Are a Heterosexual Who Hopes to Eventually Marry:
This decision does not affect you in any way.


If You Are a Member of a Church That Performs Wedding Ceremonies but That Does Not Believe in Gay Marriage:
This decision does not affect you in any way.


If You Are a Religious Official Who Performs Wedding Ceremonies but Who Thinks Gay Marriage Is Wrong:
This decision does not affect you in any way.


If You Are an Individual Who Believes Gay Marriage or Homosexuality in General Is Wrong for Religious Reasons, and Wish to Continue Expressing Those Beliefs:
This decision does not affect you in any way.


If You Are an Individual Who Believes Gay Marriage or Homosexuality in General Is Wrong for Non-Religious Reasons, and Wish to Continue Expressing Those Beliefs:
This decision does not affect you in any way.


If You Are a Heterosexual Who Fears This Decision Adversely Affects Your Marriage or the Concept of Marriage in General:
This decision does not affect you in any way.


If You Are a Heterosexual Who Fears This Decision Negatively Affects You in Some Way:
This decision does not affect you in any way.


If You Are a Heterosexual Who Suffers Anger or Anxiety at the Thought of Gay Couples Getting Married as an Abstract Concept, and Believes the Only Cure Is to Legally Prevent Gay Marriage:
This decision will cause you some degree of anger or anxiety. Otherwise, this decision does not affect you in any way.

Hope this helps!

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/a-30-second-guide-to-how-gay-marriage-ruling-affects-you/

That article was my very first thought when I saw this thread, and then I was reminded of a comment made in response to another person on that article.

Actually, if you are a heterosexual American and not a total s******d, this decision affects you since you now live in a country that has come a tiny little bit closer to treating homosexuals decently. So, good on you, I guess.

And if you are a heterosexual American AND a total s******d, this decision affects you since you now live in a country that has come a tiny little bit closer to making treating homosexuals like crap a social no no.

Personally though? As long as gay couples extend the common courtesy to not have wanton displays of affection in public just like any other couple should I probably won't even notice.

 

[mad825]

Even though I don't live in the U.S, my life is completely doomed now. The anarchy is now soon nigh! All prep the nuclear bunkers.

 

[Pikey Mikey]

Not at all, mostly because I live in Sweden =P
(I think gay marriage is legal here. No idea really, it's not something I keep tabs on)

Captcha: IF IT FITS
... Captcha, you tryin' to say something to me?

 

[Shadow flame master]

It won't. Never did give a shit to begin with. As a Mississippian, I have other things to worry about. Namely health, infrastructure, education, etc.

 

[keniakittykat]

I get to watch right wing nutjobs have apocalyptic freak-outs on youtube. So I'll get some good entertainment out of it.

 

[Gorrath]

Does not affect me since I live in The Netherlands. But I am happy for a friend of my who lives in the USA.
I see this as the sign of the USA slowly crawling out of the middle ages, law-wise.

Captcha: had me at hello
Kinda made me smile, considering the topic at hand.

While I am all for the change, your characterization of it is obnoxious. According to The Washington Post these changes only started internationally around 2001. Hell, England did it in 2013. So speaking about it like we've somehow just barely stumbled out of our dwellings to see the enlightenment that everyone else has been seeing for the past couple of hundred years is more than a little annoying and disingenuous. Unless of course you think the middle ages ended a decade or so ago.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/06/26/the-u-s-just-joined-a-league-of-21-countries-in-which-gay-marriage-is-legal/

 

[Dalisclock]

Even though I don't live in the U.S, my life is completely doomed now. The anarchy is now soon nigh! All prep the nuclear bunkers.

Better start drinking cola and saving those bottle caps!

 

[Eliam_Dar]

It has been legal here for a few years now, and honestly it didn't impact me at all. I think people in the US is overreacting about this... and I mean people who is pro-gay marriage and against it. Ultimately, if people marries because they love each other is great, but why would other people choices regarding whom they love affect you?

CATPCHA: far away
seems relevant since I live far far away