Well, obviously, I'm all for gay marriage!!!
I used to be of the opinion that I didn't care what they called it, marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, as long as I got the same rights as anyone else. However, here's the thing, the US has long been under the opinion that "seperate but equal" is unconstitutional. Having a seperate, kind of "union" for gay people is the same thing.
I agree with the lesbian Ben talked about. All I want are the same rights that any one else has. (Oh, and by the way, the state legislature here in AR has fixed it so that you have to be 18 to get married now. ) And don't say that I do have the same rights, that I can marry a woman just like anyone else. That argument is crap and we all know it. The right I want is to be able to commit and marry the person that I love, regardless of what sex they are. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness... I just want to be with the person that makes me happy.
Wayne and I will celebrate nine years together in September. We've always said that for our tenth anniversary, we will go somewhere (Canada, Europe, South Africa) to legally get married. Now we're considering going to California a year early just incase the fundamental, misguided, hate mongers (bless their hearts), get their way and are able to overturn the ruling.
I understand that many people believe that marriage is between one man and one woman, and I can respect their opinion and leave it at that. What I don't get why I'm never afforded the same respect. If you don't agree to my viewpoint of marriage, then don't enter into a same-sex marriage. (I can promise I won't be entering into an opposite-sex marriage.) Why do people care if Wayne and I are husbands, or just "shacked up?" Honestly, I have enough drama in my own life without looking for drama in the lives of strangers. Besides, dictating what others can and can't do with their lives, and in the privacy of their homes and bedrooms is so, so.... "watchtower-ish."
CountryGuy