In Iowa same-sex couples began holding weddings on Monday with several same-sex couples exchanging vows on the steps of the Polk County Administrative building. Iowa is the third state to allow gay marriage, joining Massachusetts and Connecticut. There is also a Vermont law allowing gay marriage and that will take effect in September. Couples in Iowa on Monday were allowed to wed after getting a judge to waive the state's three-day waiting period. Polk County had received 82 marriage applications on Monday from same-sex couples. Many of the couples came from other states to marry.
With a large majority of Iowans opposing gay marriage this really surprised me that a law like this passed. Is our society starting to turn the other cheek and just say "whatever" to gay marriage? I think this is a huge breakthrough in the way heterosexuals treat the gay community. Especially in the Midwest.
Do you think that Minnesota will someday allow gay marriage? Are we heading in a new direction towards treating homosexuals with the same rights and respect as heterosexuals?
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I really hope that all states will allow gay marriage eventually. I have friends that are gay, and I do not believe that it is a personal choice for them. For many people in the gay community,it is how they were made and can not control who they are attracted to. I grew up in a family that avoids the topic of homosexuals all together. My father is disgusted by homosexuals and is very opposed to gay marriage. When I told my parents that a girl that I spent alot of time with was gay they could not believe it, the look on their faces was disturbing to me. It did not take long for it to become obvious that they were did not approve of her and showed disgust when I spent time with her. I believe that as human beings we deserve to be treated equally regardless of who we go to bed with. If it is all about procreation that is a bunch of bologna. Nobody cares when a man and a woman get married and choose not to have kids. If it is about diseasses, that is an unfounded stance, everyone can get a sexually transmitted disease, gay or straight. And if its about religion -I belive in alot of different religions -They all lead to the same place. I think that this is just like racism or sexism -people need to stop hatin
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with what Adam said. I really really hope that Minnesota will eventually allow gay marriages to take place. I hope every state eventually allows it. In my opinion it should not be up to someone to tell a couple who care and love each other that they are wrong for feeling that way or for wanting to show their commitment to each other, especially because it is not hurting anyone and it shouldn't even be anyone's business in the first place. I also agree that a person does not choose to be gay or to be straight, I think that they are born that way, and even if they did choose to be gay what is so wrong with that? America is all about freedom of choice, I think more people should stop being so stubborn minded and be more open to different ways of thinking. You don't necessarily have to agree with it but you should not be able to stand in their way.
ReplyDeletei think legaly they should be allowed to get married and i think it should be up to the churches or where ever one chocies to worship wether or not the will wed homosexuals but i think at the state level they defentaly should be allowed i mean who are we to judge. if its not effecting you personally then why should we care? they just want what everyone else wants i mean what happened to human rights
ReplyDeleteI think our society is giving into the gay marriage thing. You look at the other states Massachusetts and Connecticut and now Iowa legalizing gay marriages. Many years ago you did not hear much of anything for gays and most of them would not come out of the closet. Marriage is a cherished thing but other than religion who is to say that a gay marriage cannot be cherished thing too? And like Ashley said if it doesn't pertain to you then why should other people care? I have a friend who is gay and it should not make them any less of a person. Do you really think they want to be insulted and go against "everyone" else just because they can? Is that really what they want to do? I think we are slowly heading for all states to legalize gay marriages. It will take some time because it is not an easy process and i think the whole matter could be a 'normal' or accepted thing someday.
ReplyDeleteI think that someday Minnesota will have some kind of frame work to allow this. I think two of the reasons that this is starting to change is; the high public concise with the lifestyle choice due to more people coming out of the “closet” or feeling able to talk about it, coupled with having family and friends support them. The second point that kind of ties into the first is the aging of our generation which grew up in an enverment in which the context of homosexuality was not always a demonized ideal. Some of the more progressive humanizing instances of media show like Will & Grace along with the Lword helped put a name and a face to an idea which can be ambiguous and scary. Due to the pervious stated reasons a recent news week poll found that overall 44% back gay marriage, when you look at age groups you find that under 35 supports it by 58%. If you old at the other side or people over 65 the number drops to 24%. So in closing it’s just a matter of time before we as a country decide to stop singling out a group for exclusion.
ReplyDeleteI think that Minnesota will soon join the other states that allow gay marriage. As far as my opinion, I think that gay marriage should absolutely be allowed everywhere, and as far as the religion issue...if the religion doesn’t support your lifestyle, then your better off not following that religion.
ReplyDeleteI think that in our culture that it is a great thing that many states are starting or thinking about passing the gay marriage laws. Because whether many people approve of it or disapprove of it they still are going to do everything no matter what someone says or thinks about them. I do hope that Minnesota does pass the law to make it legal. I think that they should be treated with the same rights and respect because every person is a human being and they deserve that. They should have every right that any typical marriages consist of, an example if their loved one was in the hospital they can see them because they are not family. What is the point of doing this to them?
ReplyDeleteI agree with all of the comments. I feel that everyone should have the choice about who they love and who they want to marry. I have relatives in Iowa and I am really proud that Iowa was one of the first states to legalize gay marriage. I also, do not feel that people have a choice about whether or not they are gay and that they have the right to be married and have the same legal rights as other married couples. I also think that peoples views are changing about this and that eventually gay marriage will be accepted and legal in other states, primarily because the people in my generation have grown up knowing gay individuals and are much more accepting of that life style.
ReplyDeleteI hate that phrase "turing the other cheek and saying whatever to gay marriage" I think our generation can see that all people should have equal rights regardless of sex, race, or sexual orientation. We have come a long way in our society from racism and womans rights to excepting gay marriages in a few states, but we have a ways to go. A human being should have the same rights as the next, and yes that means a gay coulpe should have the right to legally marry one another by the state in which they live. I am not for or against homosexuality, but for equal rights for everyone. Whether the majority of people in a state oppose gay marriage on moral grounds should have nothing to do with whether it is the right of gay people in the United States to have the same freedom and choices as everyone else. I hope all states someday will recgonize gay marriage, including Minnesota.
ReplyDeleteSurprising the say the least that Iowa, a primarily rural state would pass such a law. I suppose its heartening to see that many of our stereotypes about people were mistaken. However its important to also look at the abuse of power by the government. Im not sure if its true that the vast majority of Iowa residents did not want the law past, but if so that's disconcerting that even in the realm of equal rights, the few have power over the many(personally i think its great when the issues make sense to me, but ramifications in the future to this kind of governing can be severe).
ReplyDeleteI hope that someday all states will allow same sex marriage. I think that people, no matter what their sexual orientation, should be able to marry if they are in love with someone. I think that people look at gay people like they are animals or something is wrong with them. I think that people need to start looking at all people as fellow humans in this world. They should be granted the same rights to marry as the next person. By the way I do not like the fact that the phrase "turning the other cheek" was used in this post...do you really know what that phrase means?...
ReplyDeleteI don't think that Minnesota will ever change the law or at least not any time soon. I think with it becoming legal is a state where the majority of the people are against gay marriage is a good thing. It could be the first step into the full acceptance of homosexuality in this country. The gay community should have all the same rights as the not gay community. After all is should not matter what you life partner's sex is it should not determine how you are treated as a person or as a couple.
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