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Maureen
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Gay/Lesbain rights
October 8, 2007 - 11:57 AM
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I am doing a project for school on gay/lesbian rights and i was wondering wat everyone's thougts were on tis subject. Do you think they should be allowed to marry? is it against your religion? if so, what makes it wrong? etc.
tank you guys so much! we are trying to get a general idea of how people around the world feel about this subject. this will help a lot!
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
October 8, 2007 - 06:03 PM
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hi,
For us as Muslims, this is forbbiden, Gay/Lesbain Married is not Allowed in Islam.
Phyisicaly human nature is men to marry women, but the abnormal thing is the homosexual marriege.
they are respected as humenbeings and their choice is no one's business but them, also in arab societies Goverments does not giving any kind of rights to them.
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
October 8, 2007 - 08:49 PM
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I am an American (heterosexual) living in Japan. In Japan Gay/Lesbians do not have the right to marry their same sex partners. In the large cities there is a vibrant gay cultural scene, but they do try to stay "below the radar". A few politicians have "come out" and there are a few gay celebrities on Japanese TV who make a living by dressing and behaving very LOUD. In general I would characterize the treatment of Gays/Lesbians as light years better than in the Muslim countries, but not as good as in the USA or Europe.
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
October 21, 2007 - 04:04 AM
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I have no problem whatsoever with gay people. To me, they should be respected among our society.
I'm adamant that they deserve equal right be it through the avenues of health care, immigration or tax.
However, I feel that the institution of marriage is a sacred bond that can be shared only and exclusively by that of a man and a woman.
I'm all for the right accompanying marriage to go to homosexuals, but to me, to be wed is only for males and females.
Maybe my perspective is frivolous but I'm all for 'life partnerships' or 'domestic spouses'. I just think marriage is sacred to the unity of a male and a female.
Matt.
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
October 21, 2007 - 06:24 AM
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HI
I am personally not against being lesbian. I think rather than shun these people away we should try and give them encouragement and understand why the do it. I think domestic violence and child abuse contribute greatly to this issue. here in kenya the situation is changing The kenyan law allows lesbians but its illegal for one to be a homosexual. The men are beaten up but the women can be tolerated
About the right to marry i think thats pushing God too far and as well as nature. This is because we fit ino the nature and if you go into fight with nature you will sure lose.
in conclusion i think the homosexual and lesbians should be given their rights and respect and should not be shunned away. for marriage i dont think we are there yet
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October 21, 2007 - 09:56 PM
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Im from syria but im a christian. In my family and culture its wrong to be gay/lesbain let alone get married. My personal opinion is i really dont care, i mean if you love that person why not, your getting married because you love each other and your getting the same feelings as a man and women have towards each other why not have the same writes as them too.
This post was edited on: 2007-10-22 at 07:46 PM by: Adel Kazar
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October 22, 2007 - 07:38 PM
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I disagree, i think that its against everything that you are tought in church and it contradicts everything you are tought as a child and of what god expects of you. Somethings are just not accepted, or right in my opinion if god wanted these types of relationships then 2 men or 2 women would be able to concieve a child.
This post was edited on: 2007-10-22 at 08:42 PM by: Nancy
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
October 23, 2007 - 02:06 PM
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I think it is a complete hypocracy for America, "the land of the free", to say some people cannot lead a lifestyle they choose simply because it does not conform to the standard lifestyle choice.
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October 23, 2007 - 02:33 PM
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their life is their own concern and they are free to do whatever they wont but they cant ask for spacil rights to them, coz that means they want people and goverments to accept them and to be convience with them as who they are, which can not be happen coz it's abnormal and against religions.
This post was edited on: 2007-10-23 at 02:34 PM by: salma
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
October 23, 2007 - 03:37 PM
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I am a christian/ lutheran to be exact and though I realize my denomination does not allow for homosexual marriage or even agree that it is right to be homosexual. I do and will continue to think that the BGLT community deserves all the rights given to our now standing heterosexual society.
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
November 11, 2007 - 07:17 PM
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I think that gays and lesbians should have the same rights as anyone else. I live in America, and adults around me are against this, in general, but i really dont care. They are still people, arnt they?
As for marraige, go for it! if you love them enough, it shouldnt matter if you are the same sex.
i was reasearching, and in London, they say that being gay is in fact, genetic, and has nothing to do with an outside source, but anything in the U.S. was confusing....
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
December 1, 2007 - 02:23 PM
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salma86 wrote:
it's abnormal and against religions.
This post was edited on: 2007-10-23 at 02:34 PM by: salma
the only reason ppl think its "abnormal" is cuz heterosexuals are the majority and gay/lesbians are the minority. if it was the other way around don't you think that you would want the rights that they (gay/lesbian) are asking for right now? try being in their shoes for once before making any judgements against them. About the religion thing, I strongly believe in God; and I really don't think that he would care about your sexuality. he's not going to be like "ur gay go burn in hell". Don't all religions promote love, peace, equality, etc.? so why do ppl use religion as a tool to discriminate against people. if you love someone then u should be able to marry them (whether they're the same sex as you or not)
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
December 16, 2007 - 07:26 AM
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I'm a lesbian, and I dont agree with marriage for homosexuals, but in terms of the fact that they are subscribing to a system that has not respected their fundamental human rights.
Marriage is strongly heteronormative and patriarchal, and i really do not believe queers should be subscribing to this.
however, i am in favour of Civil Unions/Partnerships, which in South Africa are recognised and hold equal status in terms of benefits to that of 'marriage'.
And yes, lesbian and gay people deserve equal rights no matter what, because I believe a human being's rights should come before any religion, culture or other form of system.
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
December 18, 2007 - 05:46 AM
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Here, in Belgium, gays might get married with each other. They pretend wanting to get the same rights than others and after, they organize a "gay pride" to prove their difference with others. Also they may adopt children, they pretend children are better with gay parents than without parents but they organize the "gay pride" (where they all are almost naked and kissing each other) when children are out in streets and pretend they'll give them a normal education. Here, people think accepting gays is something modern, something done in "good countries" like western ones. Here, you may marry somebody of the same sex than you but you may not smoke, listen to "too loud" music, let your mobile phone ring too long,... in public places (or you must pay a bill) but they don't have any problems with gays kissing each other in public places.
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Re: Gay/Lesbain rights
December 18, 2007 - 06:53 AM
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I think it is important that we respect rights of our fellow human beings despite the similarities or differences. Companionship is a common need that all of us have. If we are adults, we have the right to choose our partner. There need not be a question about about "allowing" or "not allowing" when adult partners agree/consent.
Also, we need to understand people who are gay/lesbian/queer much beyond kissing and marrying. for example, "Indians are poor" or "villagers are illiterate" or "whites are superior" or "govt. officials are all corrupt"- all these are common stereotypes. What people think commonly need not be the right point of view.
I think it will be interesting to understand this discussion with a majority/minority point of view. What minority does is usually different/abnormal for majority.
This post was edited on: 2007-12-19 at 08:35 AM by: Shweta
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