Gay Marriage Legalized in Iowa

Gay rights activists are celebrating after Iowa's Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. (April 3)

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[Ophidimancer]

That's quite a personal question, but no I don't find it disgusting or wrong.

What I do find disturbing is the implication that you can use personal disgust to determine the law. If that were so, then someone else could just as easily use personal disgust of vaginal sex to outlaw straight marriages.

That kind of reasoning doesn't cut it when you're trying to actually use, you know . . logic?

[Ophidimancer]

Well thank you for conceding victory in the culture war. At last you realize that justice and equality will happen, no matter how much you want to repress people who don't fit into your ideal religious image. I hope you peace and wisdom on your path, and that maybe one day you will realize true compassion and unconditional love for humanity.

Namaste

[commodorefan2]

@cathlicscholboy4life

This shouldn't be a political issue. It's human rights and civil rights.

[cathlicscholboy4life]

...so to say that we're "imposing" our will on anyone is just false. Most people agree with us now, so same sex marriage is the will of the American people. This shouldn't be framed as a liberal/conservative issue, because there are plenty of gay conservatives. Given the fact that same sex marriage wouldn't affect you at all, it's you who wants to impose your will on us and keep us from having our loving relationships recognized and respected. It's cruel and spiteful.

[cathlicscholboy4life]

@rrmfg The American Medical Association has been saying for YEARS that homosexuality is normal and is not a medical disorder. A majority of doctors and mental health experts in this country have the same view. Also, I don't know if you know this, but a majority of Americans SUPPORT same sex marriage. They have since last year. You can Google the polls yourself. The mere fact that society has repeatedly rejected something in the past does not make it morally wrong (integration, miscegony, etc).

[rrmfg]

@cathlicscholboy4life Homosexuality is a mental disorder not a life style. Black people are black because their creator deemed it fit, thus to deny them the same rights spelled out in the constitution is wrong. But to deny sexual deviants the right to marry is in keeping with the values of our society. Moreover, our society has time and again rejected same sex marriage. But in your radical leftist world view only the liberalism is valid and should be imposed on our society against its will.

[cathlicscholboy4life]

@rrmfg I don't know why I'm bothering trying to explain this to you since you probably still won't get it, but democracy means that a majority elects representative leaders and decides referendum issues. The U.S. Constitution says that that majority becomes tyrannical if it begins to deny Americans rights, which is why we have the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution (civil liberties, equal protections, due process, and freedom from discrimination for ALL Americans, including LGBT ones).

[bigsteve032291]

People say that marriage should be between a man and a woman and that having same-sex couples would ruin the institution and yet the divorce rate in the nation between a man and woman is over 50%. With that ask yourself, "who's really ruining the institution?"

[TheOneWingedBird]

@starryeyedbeautypie Not in Florida :(

[TheOneWingedBird]

@aarowsmith You have a problem with down syndrome people? And as far as nature goes, there are animals who do the same sex (dolphins, black swans), some species being 100% bisexual. But homophobics are only found in humans. So who's being natural? yes, there is a large number of gays who are irritating, promiscuous, drug addicts, etc. But not all of them. A lot of gay men I know are a bit homophobic, mainly because they cannot find a nice guy. But a lot of heterosexual people are that way too.

[sosterday123]

1 man 1 woman god this and that... ever hear of separation of church and state? And States and Countries allow it, and in America 55% over half and still growing are fine with gay marriage

[CalifaJohn]

The California case is not over.

The federal case is not over.

The federal government did override the will of the popular majority on school segregation, and anti-miscegenation.

If the US Constitution is upheld, the federal government will override the popular majority on gay marriage.

Civil rights are not a popularity contest.