I live in Iowa where it is currently legal for same sex people to get married.
Little background...I am a Civil Rights Investigator and an advocate for rights of ALL people. I am Christian, married to a man, and have two daughters.
I get a LOT of flack from people I know who are also Christian who are upset with me for my belief that gays/lesbians should be allowed to get married.
I am very confused by the argument that same-sex marriage would destroy the institution or sanctity of marriage. So, what they are saying is that the marriage between two men or two women will undermine my marriage to my husband? I just don't get that. If my marriage is so weak that someone else's marriage would cause harm...then we already have some major issues!
No credible study has found that children are negatively impacted by being raised in a lesbian or gay household. Dr. Dr. Charlotte J. Patterson, Professor in the Department of Psychology wrote that More than two decades of research has failed to reveal important differences in the adjustment or development of children or adolescents reared by same-sex couples compared to those reared by other-sex couples. Results of the research suggest that qualities of family relationships are more tightly linked with child outcomes than is parental sexual orientation.
What are your thoughts? If you are against gay marriage...why?
If you support gay marriage...why?
Little background...I am a Civil Rights Investigator and an advocate for rights of ALL people. I am Christian, married to a man, and have two daughters.
I get a LOT of flack from people I know who are also Christian who are upset with me for my belief that gays/lesbians should be allowed to get married.
I am very confused by the argument that same-sex marriage would destroy the institution or sanctity of marriage. So, what they are saying is that the marriage between two men or two women will undermine my marriage to my husband? I just don't get that. If my marriage is so weak that someone else's marriage would cause harm...then we already have some major issues!
No credible study has found that children are negatively impacted by being raised in a lesbian or gay household. Dr. Dr. Charlotte J. Patterson, Professor in the Department of Psychology wrote that More than two decades of research has failed to reveal important differences in the adjustment or development of children or adolescents reared by same-sex couples compared to those reared by other-sex couples. Results of the research suggest that qualities of family relationships are more tightly linked with child outcomes than is parental sexual orientation.
What are your thoughts? If you are against gay marriage...why?
If you support gay marriage...why?