Comments on: Gay Marriage Not Always A Picnic http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:19:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: crazylove http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61894 crazylove Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:26:31 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61894 Somewhere around 70 percent of heteros in marriage cheat. That's the result of polling data. Thus, why people should ignore RPCV. Bitch doesn't know what she's talking about when she's on that crack. Somewhere around 70 percent of heteros in marriage cheat. That’s the result of polling data. Thus, why people should ignore RPCV. Bitch doesn’t know what she’s talking about when she’s on that crack.

]]> By: SeaFlood http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61811 SeaFlood Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:05:13 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61811 RPCV, I find your first comment disingeneous. Marriage is not about "not sleeping with anyone else". That is something heterosexual culture put on it, and for good reason. It's all that really simplistic and annoying crap about babies and biology. However, child rearing is something GL people can choose to do so it doesn't have the same anxieties tied to it. With that removed, all we bear is the sentimental cross. However, GL couples have a long and beaten path of being unconventional and testing what brings two (or more) people to pair(or more) bind. Thus, members of the gay community, especially those who create relationships that cater to the needs of the individuals within it, are more than sufficiently mature to "deserve" the privilege of marriage. Perhaps, some members within our community should explore their own self-hatred and discover the ways in which is has been projected onto gay communities. Gay people "deserve" marriage because we all deserve to have relationships that are in the open, recognized, and as boring and mundane as anyonehet. And then... THEN... we get to do boring and mundane in our own way. RPCV, I find your first comment disingeneous. Marriage is not about “not sleeping with anyone else”. That is something heterosexual culture put on it, and for good reason. It’s all that really simplistic and annoying crap about babies and biology. However, child rearing is something GL people can choose to do so it doesn’t have the same anxieties tied to it.

With that removed, all we bear is the sentimental cross. However, GL couples have a long and beaten path of being unconventional and testing what brings two (or more) people to pair(or more) bind. Thus, members of the gay community, especially those who create relationships that cater to the needs of the individuals within it, are more than sufficiently mature to “deserve” the privilege of marriage.

Perhaps, some members within our community should explore their own self-hatred and discover the ways in which is has been projected onto gay communities. Gay people “deserve” marriage because we all deserve to have relationships that are in the open, recognized, and as boring and mundane as anyonehet.

And then… THEN… we get to do boring and mundane in our own way.

]]> By: RPCV http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61789 RPCV Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:26:55 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61789 Rod Townsend: You wrote: "Gay couples tend to be better educated..." Apparently you flunked out. You later wrote: "...my guess is that their would be..." I'll let you scratch your head to find the mistake......... Rod Townsend: You wrote: “Gay couples tend to be better educated…” Apparently you flunked out. You later wrote: “…my guess is that their would be…” I’ll let you scratch your head to find the mistake………

]]> By: RPCV http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61787 RPCV Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:22:01 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61787 I've claimed all along that the members of the gay community, oveall, are not sufficiently mature to deserve the privilege of gay marriage. Two faggots laying in bed: "Oh, come on honey, let's get married. We can still trick around!!" I’ve claimed all along that the members of the gay community, oveall, are not sufficiently mature to deserve the privilege of gay marriage. Two faggots laying in bed: “Oh, come on honey, let’s get married. We can still trick around!!”

]]> By: hells kitchen guy http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61698 hells kitchen guy Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:47:31 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61698 The article was about as newsworthy as reading about different kinds of dog owners. Some gay couples fight and split. Some stay together. Some have open relationships. Some are monogamous. Some have arguments about children. Yawn. The article was about as newsworthy as reading about different kinds of dog owners. Some gay couples fight and split. Some stay together. Some have open relationships. Some are monogamous. Some have arguments about children.

Yawn.

]]> By: rod townsend http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61690 rod townsend Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:29:17 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61690 Gay couples tend to be better educated and have more access (economically) than the larger population. If a comparison of prenuptial agreements arranged by straights of similar educational/economic, my guess is that their would be a flattening of the difference. Gay couples tend to be better educated and have more access (economically) than the larger population. If a comparison of prenuptial agreements arranged by straights of similar educational/economic, my guess is that their would be a flattening of the difference.

]]> By: Mike http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61629 Mike Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:52:53 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61629 Every relationship is different. Each person should create the relationship they desire. If this works for them, who am I to judge? Every relationship is different. Each person should create the relationship they desire. If this works for them, who am I to judge?

]]> By: fermat http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61626 fermat Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:47:25 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61626 That article is so full of it, it should come with a shovel. What about all the "uncoventional" straight couple who have open relationships? I'm sure they are out there. "...while nearly half of straight people marrying are under 30, more same-sex married couples of both sexes are older — nearly a third are in their 40s." Is that because gay couple are more mature and waited to see if their relationship would stand the test of time, or is it because they had to wait until it was legal before they could get married? Maybe they wanted to get married in their twenties, but weren't allowed to do so 15-20 years ago? Sorry about the vitriol, but the article is too sensationistic for my taste. That article is so full of it, it should come with a shovel. What about all the “uncoventional” straight couple who have open relationships? I’m sure they are out there.

“…while nearly half of straight people marrying are under 30, more same-sex married couples of both sexes are older — nearly a third are in their 40s.”

Is that because gay couple are more mature and waited to see if their relationship would stand the test of time, or is it because they had to wait until it was legal before they could get married? Maybe they wanted to get married in their twenties, but weren’t allowed to do so 15-20 years ago?

Sorry about the vitriol, but the article is too sensationistic for my taste.

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61614 Charlotte Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:15:36 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61614 Congrats to everyone in CA who's about to tie the knot!! We just celebrated 4 years of gay marriage in Massachusetts. We just suggest that CA gay couples planning to marry chat with a lawyer or counselor & get the facts about your State's marriage laws before making it legal. It could save you a lot of $$$ & grief in the long run. Check OUT our short on gay marriage: www.OUTTAKEonline.com Congrats to everyone in CA who’s about to tie the knot!! We just celebrated 4 years of gay marriage in Massachusetts. We just suggest that CA gay couples planning to marry chat with a lawyer or counselor & get the facts about your State’s marriage laws before making it legal. It could save you a lot of $$$ & grief in the long run. Check OUT our short on gay marriage: http://www.OUTTAKEonline.com

]]> By: ggreen http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61604 ggreen Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:40:43 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/gay-marriage-not-always-a-picnic-20080616/#comment-61604 Leave it to the New York Times to pander to the prurient interests of its Staten Island and New Jersey readers. It’s like Jerry Springer does gay marriage. The two “gays” quoted in the story should be proud those intelligent and pithy quotes will forever be on the NYT web site to haunt you the rest of your trashy life. Leave it to the New York Times to pander to the prurient interests of its Staten Island and New Jersey readers. It’s like Jerry Springer does gay marriage. The two “gays” quoted in the story should be proud those intelligent and pithy quotes will forever be on the NYT web site to haunt you the rest of your trashy life.

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