Democrats Say No To Gay Marriage.... Wait, Did I Read That Right???

[taoist]

July 16, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential contenders yesterday told gay-rights activists that they support legal civil unions for gays - but not marriage.
"Marriage is viewed as a union between men and women . . . one has to respect the current cultural, historic and religious perception," said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), drawing a few hisses from the Human Rights Campaign crowd.

As ABC's Sam Donaldson quizzed the candidates for the gay-rights group, only three long shots - Al Sharpton, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Ohio) and ex-Sen. Carol Moseley Braun - endorsed giving gays the same right to marry as straight couples.

Howard Dean, who doesn't back gay marriage but signed the nation's only civil-union law when he was Vermont governor, suggested the "hang-up" is that marriage has a long history "as a religious institution."

Rep. Dick Gephardt (Mo.), whose daughter Chrissy is openly gay, said he opposes gay marriage at least for now, saying it's not "feasible."

 

[djv]

We got it all wrong. Let em get married. Put in special tax bracket for them. And they must have seprate health insurance. I mean we are not going to have one working. Then the other one is at home being the house wife and rasing the kids.
Dean may have this one right.

 

[dawgball]

I don't agree with gay marriages.

Here is an interesting twist, though: I have two friends that are "dedicated partners". One is 10 years and 3 days older than the other. The reason why the 3 days is important is that you can ADOPT someone that is more than 10 years younger than you. Now one is actually the other's father!

Is that ****ed up or what?