Hi.

To my knowledge there is NO federal support of gay marriages. In fact there is DOMA, the infamous Defense of Marriage Act, signed by, of all people, Bill Clinton. That Act defines marriage as only the union of a man and a woman for federal purposes. That has major consequences on bi-national gay couples, as the foreign spouse/partner is not allowed immigration rigths that a heterosexual spouse would get. Please do correct me if you think that I am wrong.

Best,
Jan

You are correct Jan that there are no federal support in the US today for same-sex marriages. However, the article is based on a federal approval by 2018, which is in line with the current trend (in US and worldwide) of same-sex marriages.

hi
this way is not nature for living .
we must try to change this matter .
ok

The girls on the photo are pretty. The rest is ugly. Especially to a Christian.

Hi,
I'm from Holland where gay marriages are legal. Believe me, society doesn't change at all because of gay marriages.

Hopefully in the future biases based on religion will decline significantly. It would be a real shame if religion were to continue to dictate other people’s life styles and happiness, people who don’t even have any religious preference. It saddens me to think that humans wouldn’t have matured enough as a society to overcome petty differences. That is a grim future indeed.

Hopefully in the future biases based on religion will decline significantly. It would be a real shame if religion were to continue to dictate other people’s life styles and happiness, people who don’t even have any religious preference. It saddens me to think that humans wouldn’t have matured enough as a society to overcome petty differences. That is a grim future indeed.

im all for lesbian marriages but why is it that people are aganist it? isn't jesus and god love all their childern so whats the matter eith it? NOW C'MON

hey
but i am not seeming to get this
they are talking about a period of 2025
but how do we no if we will be alive by then
i mean haven't u herd of 2012
theres only 4 more years
and then there is a time of 2025 i am strangely confused, and where did you get ane Wilson and Darla Schwartz from.....
are they even existing, i am sorry if i am way of topic but i am very curious, but yeh.....
what is up with the U.S. in judging people...if those pple wanna get married then so god let them what do we have to come in and creat laws of such nature, i am not saying i am lesbo or gay as you call it.. but yeh thank you

FiFi

great news! maybe gay marriage can surpass straight divorces? doubt it.
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heir will be a time when they do surpass straight marriage.

While the march towards equality has been seemingly inevitable based on the recent laws/trends in our society, there is still a stigma put on people of different persuasions than the 'Christian hetero' archetype. Gay marriage will do no harm to our society and should be embraced as everyone is a human and deserves the same rights no matter what their personal beliefs are. Having a religion legislate morality for other people is un-american and goes against the very principles this great nation was founded upon. I congratulate all the people who work for equal rights and salute those with the courage to stand up for their convictions.

For the sake of population growth in industrialized nations I hope this will not come true; remember that if people in industrialized nations don't breed, they will be overtaken by much less "tolerant" people from the third world who typically don't approve of gays or any other of "social advances" industrialized nations have made (evolution at its finest).

I personally do not believe in gays or lesbos, and think it should not be allowed. Like Bill Clinton said, marriage is for men and women only. God and Jesus always love us and we can be forgived, but gay is a sin and will still be punished.

go for the s if they want to date the same then i like they should

i do not believe in gay marriage and i think that it is very sick. and maybe those people who are gay could just not get married and become nuns or something. after all, God made adam and eve, not sm and steve.

Serious. The world won't end because we give everybody rights.

Why is that person talking about the world ending in 2012? That's insanity. No one knows when the world will end. Well, maybe one person does

Marriage is much more than a "basket of rights" and it is offensive to hear people define it in those terms. It is a sacred, life-long commitment between a man and a woman for the creation, care, and protection of children and it serves as a model for the relationship between Christ and his Church. There is no such thing as "gay marriage". Trying to create a "marriage" between two people of the same sex is like trying to make a hydrogen atom out of two protons or two electrons. It can't be done, and will never be done. So slap as much cultural and legal makeup on that pig as you want...it is still a pig.

The people who are fighting for the right for same sex marriage are not asking for us to approve of them getting married in any specific church or say that it is sanctified by God or anything. They want the same rights that straight people have when they are married - to be able to go to the court house and have a judge say they both have half of the other's life. Their debt, their benefits, taxes, etc. Furthermore, it is not for us to judge or decide who God will punish. Our relationships, including the one we have with God, belong to us alone. It’s not something for us as individuals to judge or speculate about others... If you’re a Christian, you believe that in the end it's in His hands, so relax. Besides, there are already churches that will marry a same sex couple; it’s just not backed up by the court of law yet.

I personally think each living person has the right to their own choices and whatever that choice may be should not effect what rights they have or have not. Equal rights for everyone. It is now 2009 not 1909 and much has changed in this big world. Being gay is not like a disease and once unleashed everyone will catch it. It is a personal preference and the number of gays will not increase just because they have equal rights. Besides, if everyone would spend a little more time tending to their own lives and not the lives of others the world would be a much better place in the end.

I think gay marriages should be aloud everywhere.. becuase if two people love each other who are they to tell them that they can' be together... I mean if your in love you should be able to be with any one you want no matter gender, race, color, or greed... if YOUR in love you should be left alone and let you be happy...BY not allowin Same Sex marriages then your denyin people the right to happyness and freedom of religion... I mean you can't help how God made you so why should you try to change and not be happy. Be who you are and don't let no one interfer with that.. They can except you as you are.. or juss forget you.. thats my opinion... ='}.. Correct me if you think I'm wrong!

Best of luck!
♥Katelyn♥

Well, as is expected when anything intelligent is discussed, there are a few less educated who try to dispute those who are educated. It's about like a guy with a peashooter arguing with a guy holding a 45. No contest.

Only religious bigotry and narrow mindedness is holding back the Federal approval of Homosexual marriages, so, as the older Neanderthals die off, the younger generation will make the laws and rules of society. They already accept gays as a normal part of life.

p.s. Spell check helps if you are educationally challenged. Right click on your mouse and click on "Check Spelling" then change the words underlined in red, OK?

Obviously the only reason gays aren't accepted is because two men going at it is revolting, and once they get married that stomach turning act will be sanctioned by God. But people don't think about how most married people going at it is really gross, especially parents.
I think abortion is a bigger abomination, and that can be stopped if people who want to end the pregnancy can line up adoptions with gay couples. Well, that or condoms, but people keep voting republican so...

Everyone deserves equal rights. I believe that if any two people love each other, then they should be able to marry with full rights, whether they are homosexual or heterosexual.

I agree with Katelyn and girl girl, if you do not believe in gay marriage,abortion, whatever, then don't have one. It really is that simple. Let people lead their own lives, you can not change who they are.

Im hetero and i dont like homo

its adam and eve not adam and steve! i dont see how a christian person could get married as a gay person...thats just fucked up i mean seriously who does it in the ass so fuck gay people and everyone who posted on this saying that gay people should be allowed to get married your all douche bags, get a real job faggot fucking dingle berries

Dear Readers,

In my opinion, gay marriage goes against human civilization. How are going to maintain next geneeration if same sex marriages on and on? That is my biggest question.

Whether or not same-sex marriage is legal, there will still be same-sex couples. No matter what. People aren't just going to stop being gay. So why not just grant homosexuals their rights? How will it change society any? Marriage is just a word and it may be defined a certain way, but ways change. And how is it that two men having anal sex affects you personally? It doesn't. It does nothing except fullfills their own happiness. Nobody forces you to watch or think about it, so don't. And gay couples won't contribute to the survival of the human race? Have you ever heard of adoption? All of those kids who never would have had homes, now can. No matter what anybody wants or believes in, same-sex marriage WILL eventually be legalized, and it will be just the same for the ignorant homophobes as it is now. However, everybody will have their equal promised rights.

It`s disguisting and not natural. If homesexualism was accepted worlwide, the humanity is in danger.

The last few comments are proof we need to have certain people sterilized. Homosexuality is only unnatural in the close minded views of a religious idealog. Grow up.

It's going to happen eventually but not in 2025 maybe in 2050 the government would support gay marriages and there wouldn't be any discrimination between gays and "regulars"

Everybody are correct if your Christian and of course absolutely sodomy is not welcome but as a human being those people who acts like they are clean and HOLY [ sh....t ] I think they're the number one HYPOCRITES, sometimes as a human being we have our own weaknesses and I speak in behalf of those LGTB they are just a regular people , with fear to GOD, but their feeling is very abnormal because they love the same sex....i think our planet is getting old just give them [gay's] what they want , anyway God has a plan which side the good people are going and the other side those people who choose which side they want to go so "let them Happy and gay" THAT IS WHY OUR WORLD IS A COMPLICATED PLACE TO LIVE BECAUSE PEOPLE MIND ARE TOXIC AND HYPOCRITES ......SO TO ALL AMERICAN>>>> JUST LET THOSE GAY'S TO BE HAPPY AND THEY A MATURED PEOPLE AND THEY KNOW WHAT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF THEIR CHOICE IN THE PLANET OR ETERNALLY SO AT LEAST THEY HAPPY ...BUT OUR GOD IS NICE AND KNOW HOW TO FORGIVE ESPECIALLY FOR THE WICKED WHO SAYS LORD I'm sorry so let the gay's be happy and have their choice ....GOD BLESS TO ALL

LiberalMIND

simple. if it exists, its natural. it is natural also for some humans not to be logical and be stuck in ignorance. so here we have it, just how it is in this discussion board. 'equal rights' , whats so wrong about letting be, you 1900's minded fellows? explain. I mean gay people aren't going to have children and increase gay population. And how neat would it be for some orphan children to be assigned to a stable gay couple to mentor them or live with them as if they where their parents, but with a mature and guided situation where equality would be the main concept. haha i guess this comment would make some 1900's people get mad. don't hate, appreciate fellows!

first gay marriages then it will be brother-sister marriages and cousin marriages. then it will be son-father and daughter-mom marriages. then it will be 10 people: 5 girls and 5 boys marring each other so each person would be married to 9 people. for boys it would be 4 boys and 5 girls and for girls it would be 5 boys and 4 girls. Then it will be robot-human marriages. then everyone in the world will mary each other. then our entire world would be lesbains and gays.

Hello Pips , I do understand your trying to save the next generation and I think the heterosexual society are still exist no matter if those gays will having their kids anyway, this is the good deal of making everything smooth >>>TO ALL GAY's , you can give your diamond Ace in the table as your last deal.....anyway any good card in the poker game is DO or DIE or DEAL???..... you can deal like with your LOVE to your partner or better half just to save the heterosexual opinion, you will be allowed to marry , but not allowed to have children, at least from there everybody apprehension that someday our society might be a total decayed because there is no more normal generation.OKAY FAIR enough ...........allowed the gay couple to marry but we can allow them to help a less fortunate kids to be raise due to poverty {fair enough] heterosexual group .......Just to save the peace anyway the gay consequence they know what they want and they know where they going anyway.....

I am a born again Christian and I an not of the older generations, but God says that marriage should be between one man and one woman. Marriage is not just a word or a piece of paper, it is a covanent blessed by God. I know that people will do what they want to do but it is still a sin. I am aware that when I am older I will be persecuted for my beliefs, but I will stand by the will of God until the day I die.

You people need to get over it. Homosexuals are becoming more and more accepted in society wether you like it or not.

I am a christian but still believe that every one has rights. The bible tells us not to judge other people, yet what are you all doing? Unless its going to effect you in some sort of way then why should it matter to you?

@wifi, to my knowledge first cousin marriage already is legal in 21 states. It's gross but society hasn't changed

It's by no means easy to know if you are ready to get married. Although you wouldn't think so by the current divorce rate (of heterosexuals!

Hey Every one how are you doinging. hope you are haveing a wonderful day

This is why I love your blog;)

Gay marriage is wrong, whether you like it or not. God says its wrong. ONLY A MAN AND WOMAN.

Hello.This post was extremely motivating, particularly because I was browsing for thoughts on this matter last Monday.

No one really cares about marriage. If they did, if it were so sacred, they wouldn't allow so many people to get divorced so easily.
Conservatives crack me up.

Millionth gay marriage ? By 2025 this illness should have been treated already!

WHOO GAY MARRIGE!

Thats good i'm not gay or anything but I don't mind gays. I think they sould be they the same rights as man and wife.:)

Some of the commenters are completely dense... If you don't like gay marriage and think it is sick or gross don't get one.
Stop sticking your views out on everyone else. No one cares what you think, just like you most likely do not care what I think. Ever heard of "Thou shall not judge thy neighbor." How about you listen to your religion for once and stop judging. It's people like you who cause teenagers to commit suicide.
I can't think of one gay teenager that has committed suicide recently that's reason wasn't for bulling because of their sexuality. You are the reason that things like that keep happening. It's despicable.

Y'know, Allah wasn't stupid when he said NO to homosexuality. The human race may die out by 2050 if this continues. God knows best and surely He is limited in Power.

Y'know, Allah wasn't stupid when he said NO to homosexuality. The human race may die out by 2050 if this continues. God knows best and surely He is limited in Power.

i respect other peoples' relationships.