Gender Equality in Marriage Contracts: Geographical Disparities

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  1. rahl

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    every state did. evidence by the fact that same sex couples couldn't get married in any state.

    gays could not and did not marry.
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    nope
     
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    that is unconstitutional. Separate but equal. can't do that. So, they will be and have been getting married since obergefell v hodges.
     
  3. ECA

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    They are treated equal now that gays are no longer prevented from legally marrying. You're welcome!

    But of course, let's be honest here...if you actually cared about people being treated equally you wouldn't be arguing about this issue.
     
  4. Natty Bumpo

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    I'm well aware that there are folks who are prejudiced in many and various ways.

    Some may still be in a tizzy over interracial marriage.

    You overestimate your capacity for eliciting my tears.
     
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    I affirm gender equality; however, I cannot affirm gender equivocation.

    Two very different things can be equal. Two things need not be identical to be equal.

    What weighs more, a pound of butter or a pound of feathers?
     
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    Then we can maybe rectify it by adding all those things you mentioned to civil unions, so that gays can now enjoy all the rights and benefits of married people.

    Why do you think it's unconstitutional? Its like I said, we are not depriving gays of a right. We are just telling them that they do not fit the definition of marriage, because there aren't a man and a woman. There are two men (or two women, as the case might be).
     
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    Already rectified it by allowing them the legally marry. Problem fixed.
     
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    But marriage is the union of a man and a woman. And with gay couples, there aren't a man and a woman.
     
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    uh, because it violates the constitution? The supreme court already addressed this.
    and luckily what "you" tell them is meaningless. Same sex marriage bans are unconstitutional, and have been so ruled by the US supreme court. It's why gays can and do marry, in all 50 states in the US.
     
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    marriage is whatever the law says it is. Your definition, is not the actual definition in the US.
     
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    Marriage is now a union of a man and a woman OR man and a man OR woman and a woman.
     
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    No it's not. It's only the union between a man and a woman.
     
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    The Supreme court can be wrong, too.
     
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    Oh but it is. Apparently you missed the obergefell v hodges ruling.
     
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    I didn't "miss" anything. I just refuse to let someone else do my thinking for me. It's like I said above, the Supreme court can be wrong, too.
     
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    Unfortunately for you your opinion doesn't change the fact that gay couples can legally get married.
     
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    And your point is? Just because something is legal, it does not mean it must necessarily be right. Sh*t laws get passed all the time.
     
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    Oh well....:lol:
     
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    true. but your opinion of their ruling is meaningless. The fact remains separate but equal is unconstitutional.
     
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    Some may believe that that marriage is only the union between a man and a woman of the same race. And that was once the legal definition of marriage in many jurisdictions.

    Progress happens, and equality is achieved.

    Whilst Islamic theocracies and former Soviet Bloc countries have yet to progress, advanced Western democracies have acknowledged both racial and gender equality in marriage. As an expression of self-governance, most in the US approve by a wide margin..
     
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    Gays aren't the only ones denied the tax breaks and governmental entitlements of marriage. They are just the only ones you are concerned about
     
  22. ECA

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    Oh right...your fascination with brothers marrying each other....:roll:
     
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    I wouldn't call it a fascination with brothers marrying and is more of a concern for the equal protection laws of the US to be applied equally. As opposed to tortuous twisting of the law for the benefit of gays.
     
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    Yes...equal protection for all those brothers who want to marry each other...smfh hahaha
     
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    My point is that you should not let the Supreme court do your thinking for you. Just because they ruled that gays can marry, it does not mean "gay marriage" is now a thing. You are supposed to rely on your faculties to decide for yourself.
     
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