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I think that civil unions are a good compromise. I think the main benefit of that would be that homosexual couples would receive the same tax breaks that married couples would get, which is more than fair, seeing as how heterosexuals can "pay back" the government by produce more taxpayers, but homosexuals can't.

It doesn't matter to me if they are married or not, its just not an issue I want to see thrown onto the federal level like so many other issues- that are perfectly capable of being desiderata for states are lumped onto the massive shitpile of Washington's to-do-list.

Adoption?

Scratch the surface and you'll realize how deep homophobia runs in the metal community.
Your comments on gay rights are appalling.
Not all of you are raging homophobes but those of whom I speak sure know who they are.

So homophobia is saying that there are better ways to convey ones desire for civil rights than gallivanting around in assless chaps and bodypaint?

It's a pretty important symbol imo. I want to get married and if I couldn't, I'd be pissed.

When you put it that way obviously, no.
But it's the crap some people have insidiously spread that's sickening. At least, full frontal homophobes are proud of their (dumb) stance. Those guys are too PC (or too concerned of their forum reputation... go figure!) to clearly state the disgust gay love inspire them. They're wolves in sheep clothings...

I'm not even saying their "Stance" is dumb, its just there are better ways to go about doing things.

And your anti American spew is appalling. You come out here and bitch at people for being anti gay but yet you spew your fucking anti American crap down everyone's throat so go fuck off you damn fucking hyprocrite

More nonsense.

Show one example, just one mind you, where anyone in this thread has stated that homosexuals don't deserve equal rights as heterosexuals.

I'll wait for it.

Oh he'll probably say me just to spew more of his shit.

He either cannot read, or is a fucking liar.

You haven't stated anything against gays in this thread, and neither has anybody else. I think nattulv used the word "faggotry" in one post, but that is hardly the same as :

Marriage is a right. That's the argument that was able to give blacks the right to marry whites. The fact that the argument can't be transferred to homosexuals is the problem.

Proof? Maybe if you don't simply hang around gay college students then you would realize that gay people hold down long-term stable relationships. Even then I still don't buy that they are any more promiscuous than straight people who aren't exactly saints when it comes to dating simply due to their orientation.

Why can't I marry my 7 year old sister then? I mean if our parents gave us permission and I wasn't going to hurt her, that would be a right too, would it not?

Age of consent laws. At seven years old you aren't an autonomous individual. Nice try, though, not really actually.

Well what if she was 18? Should the government keep me from marrying an adult sister (or brother for that matter)?

Any chance of you two having a genetically deformed child?

There are laws prohibiting marriages of consanguinity but I really don't know the reasoning why. After some research, it all dates back to Biblical and Roman traditions with some hazy genetics about making babies keeping it that way. I really don't care if you want to marry your sister so have at it.

Well I assume it would be ok if both got genetically tested for recessive traits and the probability was calculated to be that of a normal couple. Both parents would have to be carriers of a disease for the offspring to be afflicted. http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=243

Surely, after rigorous (and expensive) testing, it should be ok.

Plus if diseased offspring were the sole reason prohibiting incest, then their should be an age limit on getting pregnant as well. Once the mother hits 40, the risk increases exponentially.

Then on you go! Your sister fit?