Thread: Queers marry in Mass.

Originally Posted by buriramboy

Why do queers want to get married anyway, it's not as if it is to make any children they may have legitimate now is it????

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

^ Legal and tax issues.

Originally Posted by buriramboy

In todays world if not planning to have kids can't really see the point of getting married myself, if 2 people are happy living together why go and fcuk it up by getting married just stay as you are. With divorce rates so high in the Western world and divorce laws so heavily stacked in a womans favour, is getting married really worth it.

Interesting thoughts.

I think you said it all with the words 'can't really see the point' BB. Meaning, I assume that you can't see the point. To a certain extent, having had a marriage break-up myself, I would agree with you, for myself. However, many, many people, gay & straight don't see it our way.

Why do most straight people get married? Tax reasons? Health insurance? Or because they're in love & want to spend their lives together? Sure 10 years down the road, that may have changed, but at the time of the marriage they love each other & want to show their commitment to each other.

Why should it be any different for gays? Aren't they capable of love or commitment? Of course they are.

Another point is that being told you can't do something that others have a right to do, can make you want it even more. Maybe some gays want to be able to show their love & commitment through marriage because they haven't been allowed to. As for divorce, maybe it'll be less of a factor with gays than straight couples. The long-term gay couples I know are far more committed to each other than the few long-term straight couples (I'm not talking about older generations) that I know.