I thought the Supremes were supposed to give us their ruling(s) on gay marriage in June, but I've not heard anything about it. Does anyone know what is happening now?
I thought the Supremes were supposed to give us their ruling(s) on gay marriage in June, but I've not heard anything about it. Does anyone know what is happening now?
I thought the Supremes were supposed to give us their ruling(s) on gay marriage in June, but I've not heard anything about it. Does anyone know what is happening now?
you can't hurry love;
no, you just have to wait.
Love don't come easy;
it's a game of give and take.
I'm bi and a fag hag, so I'm the farthest thing from a homophobe, but I don't get what the big deal is about gay marriage. The tax benefits are the only real reason gay guys want to get married, yet gay people are already very wealthy, so isn't gay marriage just a tax break for rich guys???
A few points:
1. According to an article I read last week on nbcnews.com, in America gay people are not as wealthy as straight people, on average.
2. The "benefits" of marriage pertain to health insurance, inheritances and medical decision-making, but not to taxes. There are no tax breaks for marriage that I'm aware of. There are tax breaks for having children (dependents).
3. I think the "big deal" is just a matter of general principle. I don't believe in marriage of any kind, and I find it outrageous that government at any level either sanctions or refuses to sanction people's intimate relationships. But as long as government does play that role, it's blatant discrimination to give straight relationships a higher legal standing than gay relationships.
4. Also, the horror with which certain people regard gay marriage makes it fun to watch its steady march toward normalcy.
Here is an article about gay wealth from a non-homophobic source that proves how much wealthier they are...
Gay Travel Statistics - Home Around the World
The inheritance issue you mentioned is the biggest tax issue, also there are different ways to file your taxes, married filing jointly has lower rates than single.
I do agree that there should be no government sanction of any marriage.
I'm bi and a fag hag, so I'm the farthest thing from a homophobe, but I don't get what the big deal is about gay marriage. The tax benefits are the only real reason gay guys want to get married, yet gay people are already very wealthy, so isn't gay marriage just a tax break for rich guys???
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We're clearly looking at a troll here folks.
"The tax benefits are the only real reason gay guys want to get married, yet gay people are already very wealthy, so isn't gay marriage just a tax break for rich guys???"
Are we seriously engaging this nonsense folks?
Hell was just raised on the forum (not unfairly so) when there was mention of minorities being predisposed to crime. Can we please shout this stupidity down as well?
adults should be allowed to marry whomever they wish...recall not that long ago blacks were not able to marry whites and vice versa.. would it not be the same to decree obese people could not marry thin people and vice versa.. i for one will be elated to see the laws change for equallity..