Exactly. The same rights the disabled community wants ought to be
afforded other minorities as well.
At 05:01 AM 4/23/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Kat,
>
> The really silly thing here is the ignorance of what's actaully =
>happening in real world. Gay couple live together, the acquire children, =
>have houses, get sick get old and die. Not making the relationship =
>doesn't change reality. Nor make anyone become ungay, it simply robs =
>people of dignity and rights. I support gay marraige have you seen the =
>length of some of the relationships of the people who want to get =
>married? They have logged some serious years. And it would seem about =
>making a commitment whether or not its a publicly approved thing.=20
>
>The same thing happens with ployamory, which by the way is alive and =
>well and operating in your community. You would be amazed how many =
>people operate under the radar living quietly as they chose. You cannot =
>legislate how people will live, they will do it their way, regardless. =
>In the end its not about marriage, or multiple partners its about the =
>threat of someone being different and you ability to force them to be =
>like you.=20
>
>Frankly, with the divorce rate as it is(50% of 1st marriages, 50% of 2nd =
>marriages and 16% of 3rd marraiges) - why aren't people more concerned =
>with the folks who walk out on the commitments - single mom and kids - =
>there is group that suffers( and are on welfare!!). The whole marriage =
>thing needs to be examined - obviously something that worked when people =
>died like flys is not working now. We need to fine something that does =
>work.=20
>
> Trisha
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
>Of Kathleen Salkin
>Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 1:23 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Polygamists may go the way of Al Capone
>
>
>OK I think that no matter what happens in the matter of civil unions =
>=3D20
>and legal marriages, a line will be drawn at the age of consent. I =
>=3D20
>honestly think it's no one else's business what a consenting adult =3D20
>does in his or her private life but a child is another matter.
>
>And yes, I support gay marriages and I think it's high time that we =
>=3D20
>allow a=3D86 least civil unions. I think we are creating a lot of hurt =
>=3D20=3D
>
>by not supporting gay unions. Ken, it's not just homosexuals who =3D20
>want gay civil unions but also straight people who think they should =
>=3D20
>be allowed legal rights to properties and assets the same as =3D20
>straight married couples.
>
>Kat
>
>
>On 22 Apr 2006, at 19:29, ken barber wrote:
>
>becouse that is not what the homosexuals want. you
>know it, i know it, and everyone else knows it.
>
>hey, why can't a man have civil unions with 6 women or
>vice versa?
>
>there are those out there who want to "marry" little
>children.
>
>animals have rights says some. there are a few that
>woant to "marry" animals.
>
>hey if a guys loves his horse who am i to forbid the
>"marriage" as long as he does not hurt me. after all
>it is love that matters.
>
>hey, no holds barred. that is what is wanted.
>
>--- Mike Collis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Ken, why can't there be civil unions as well as
> > marriages?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > ken barber
> > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 3:38 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Polygamists may go the way of Al Capone
> >
> > well, you get to forbidding the states to define
> > marriage as one man and one woman and pandora's box
> > is
> > opened IMHO. of course i am not an enlightened
> > liberal, i am just an old bigoted conservative, so
> > what would i know.
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