Well, they do say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...Marxie said: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.
>check the profilelacktheknack said:It's going to make people's questions about my plans to move to Russia dumber.
>Canadian
>Move to Russia
DOES NOT COMPUTE
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.Eclipse Dragon said:To quote a Crackled Article[footnote]Yeah I know I probably shouldn't be quoting Cracked articles, shame on me[/footnote]
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/
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.
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.Me said: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.
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.0takuMetalhead said: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.
Better start drinking cola and saving those bottle caps!mad825 said: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.