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  1. Maize

    No legal recognition whatsoever for same sex couples!

    To which I answered you on the other thread. You must have missed it. And I said as much in the OP. Must have missed that too.
  2. Maize

    No legal recognition whatsoever for same sex couples!

    In this thread I asked which forms of legal recognition for same sex couples would be acceptable. Almost 20% said that same sex couples should have no legal recognition whatsoever. Meaning that they believed that same sex couples should not have the right to enter into a legal contract with each...
  3. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    :doh: I apologize. My defenses are always up on this forum. (Thus why I don't come here very often, not good for my blood pressure). You have an interesting idea. How do you think it would go over in the public?
  4. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    And? I thought we were talking about marriage rights for same sex couples..... if you want to talk about all types of marriages, be my guest, but that's not the topic of this discussion.
  5. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    Why should the goverment treat your family and children differently than mine? What does it gain from doing that? What do you gain from our being treated as second-class citizens and being denied legal protections? We choose just as well as heterosexuals do (or don't).
  6. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    And in Ohio their amendment has been used even against straight couples who are not married. Domestic abuse charges against men beating up their girlfriends have been thrown out of court, citing the marriage amendment (which was intended only to hurt gays and lesbians, but has proven to have...
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    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    No. Civil marriage (or civil unions) is separate from religious marriage ceremonies. You can have a religious ceremony now (indeed many same sex couples do in welcoming churches) but it is not recognized by the government unless you sign that piece of paper, which of course same sex couples are...
  8. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    Same-sex marriages are recognized in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Canada, and the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
  9. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    Every lawyer I've talked to disagrees with you. It's going to open the flood gates to same sex couple's legal documents being ignored and overturned.
  10. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    Shouldn't the burden of proof be on those who wish to discriminate and deny equal protections to all citizens?
  11. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    Let me see if I understand what you're saying here... same sex couples should have to prove why they worthy to be treated as full citizens and should be allowed to legally protect themselves and their families (protections that are just handed to heterosexual couples) in order to get equal...
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    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    They will be in my state. A civil union, partnership contract or other arrangement between persons of the same sex purporting to bestow the privileges or obligations of marriage is prohibited. Any such civil union, partnership contract or other arrangement entered into by persons of the same...
  13. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    It's just different terminology because I've had many people tell me they are not against equal rights, but have issues with calling it marriage. I'm trying to give them an appropriate option to choose.
  14. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    It's just a poll for my own curiousity to see where the objections to same sex couples having legal rights really lies. Is it from differences in terminology or that people feel GLBT really aren't worhy of legal rights? I want to know. Answer it or don't, it matters not to me. And I didn't...
  15. Maize

    Which of the following would be acceptable?

    Can you tell me what legal reasons you have against same sex couples having access to legal rights that cover property, insurance, medical decisions, wills, power of attorney, children, inheritance, hospital visitation rights, etc. ? Thanks.
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