Gay Marriage

On LJ there has been a meme going around that reads:
"Copy this sentence into your livejournal if you're in a heterosexual marriage, and you don't want it "protected" by the bigots who think that gay marriage hurts it somehow."

Basically read as: "I'm not gay and actually am/have been/intend to be married but support gay marriages because there is no valid reason not to nor do I feel it would devalue or hurt my marriage as a heterosexual." but with inflammatory wording that implies people who want to ban it are idiots/the reasons most people give are retarded. I personally adore this version and it's word choices. I've been chomping at the bit to post a rant on this subject on this blog and this just lite my fire. So here is me getting my flame retardant groove on.


I totally posted it, and why not? And Yes, I've been married so it isn't, 'you'll change your mind later' or 'you only support it because you are gay' crap that inevitably floats out of some idiot's mouth.

Seriously, WHAT exactly are your reasons to restrict marriage as man/woman? What is being protected? How will marriage suffer/be hurt if Gay Marriages became legal all over? I'd REALLY like to know.


Is it to protect procreation: then why allow those on birth control, sterile/barren, with vasectomies/hysterectomies, etc to get married? After all they can no more have children than homosexuals can.

Sexual practices: More heterosexuals have oral and anal sex than homosexuals do. Butt plugs/beads aren't just for homosexual men you know. Plenty of husbands like a little give and/or take of the forbidden zone. Is it okay if the male is heterosexual and receives a strap-on or is that too gay? How about gives when the partner is female? I've seen some idiots actually say that it is manly if they take a girl anally since it is all aggressive male behavior if done with a girl yet in the same breath, say it doesn't matter if the partner is female or male when they receive. To them the guy is gay even if they have a female partner. It is completely illogical. How is it all gay whether penis or dildo yet the owner of the butt differentiates homo from hetero?
Not to mention, what then is wrong with Lesbians? How about male homosexuals that practice hand jobs and blow jobs exclusively? Some aren't having any penetrative sex at all. Is that a requirement for marriage, sex of the penetrative kind? Because I bet there are plenty of married couples that stop having sex or focus on oral and are allowed to stay married.

Religion or moral basis: Pagans, and Swappers, and Cuckolds, and swingers, and threesomes, and those that don't fit your little definitions of proper marriage are getting married ALL the time.


So WHAT are you really "protecting" marriage from again? Other than the above, what is the difference between man/woman and man/man or woman/woman marriage? Looks to me like it is already too late and yet you aren't doing a thing to really "protect" it by trying to change the status quo. I mean gay marriage is not legal everywhere yet all of the above is. Where are the protesters and the pickets to change the current laws to really "protect" marriage. Why not abolish marriage as a legal definition all together? Everyone has civil unions, and let the churches deal with marriage. No legal status or considerations made for marriage; it can be in "God's" eyes only, no taxes differences, no special considerations in pay or benefits or rights. THAT would be the proper way to "protect" marriage and not be such an illogical moron looking like they want to be selfish and keep certain rights for themselves while denying it to others. Give up the legal marriage all together and THEN you may be on to something. Either protect the ideal and give up your rights and legal status, or let others share in those rights. But limiting it you become elitist and bigoted.

Wanting your cake and eating it too (while trying to horde it) is really wrong, especially when the cake is already being shared with people you don't want to share with.