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Originally Posted by Elphaba
Have you ever lived in Texas, Doc? Just askin', but it is relevant.
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Well I have lived in Texas since 1976, and I agree with Doc 100% . I also agree with Tecoyah in that if someone is against it, they do have the option of moving to a place where their views are more in line with the majority. It doesn't make us homophobes because we voted on banning gay marriage. I believe that marriage is a union between man and woman, period. For me it is a matter of principal, not that being gay is wrong. I just don't think we are infringing on the rights of gay people, simply because marriage was never intended for same sex couples.
My only sister is a lesbian, and I support her and her choice of lifestyle right up to the piont where the issue of gay marriage come in. I 'gave her away" at what she called her 1st marriage in 1998 simply because I believed someone in our family should be there for her on a such a special day. She had not come out to the rest of the family yet, or the rest of the family would have been there too. I really didn't view the ceremony as a wedding, but more as a public expression of love between two people who happened to be gay, which was just fine with me. I'd do it all over again, and probably will nwo that my sister is with someone else. However I still do not support legalization of gay marriage... not for my own sister, and not for any same sex couple. Now, if in my lifetime the legal definition of marriage changes, then I will deal with it as it comes. I really don't see it happening though, at least not in my lifetime. But, if it does, I will give it some thought then, and not before. As a sidenote, if you haven't partied with a predominantly gay group of people, you should try it.... I had more fun that day that on any other single day I can remember. That's beside the point though, I know. I just thought I would add the little tidbit.
The voters in Texas had a chance to voiev their opinion, and they did just that. Yes 74% of those who voted were in favor of the ban, and yes the voter turnout was less than 20%. Who knows, if more registered voters had went to the polls and voted, the outcome may have been different.
Just my opinion folks, regardless of whether you agree with it or not.