Would it help the same sex marriage cause if 2 heterosexual women or

[xultar]

2 heterosexual men got married. You shouldn't have to say your sexual orientation on a marriage licence. So, if 2 women in protest just to boost the numbers got married would it help?

Just to get them to stop calling it GAY marriage. That is why I think most people have problems with it. It should be called marriage Pure D simple.

So what do you think?

[Rainbowreflect]

1. I think I understand what you are saying,

but I think it would back fire. I believe one of the rights favorite arguments against gay marriage is "the sanctity of marriage".
Our best argument against that is "Who wants to marry a millionaire", "my big fat obnoxious fiancee", Brittney, etc.
If we have people marry just to make a point I think we lose that argument.

[stopthegop]

2. I think it would hurt the cause..

one of the arguements some use against same sex marriage is that two (let's say) females roommates can/will get married for purely economic reasons, such a A is a single mom with no insurance, her friend B is employed with insurance...A&B marry and put A and her kid onto B's insurance..

It would be viewed as removing all but financial aspects IMO

[PragMantisT]

3. Tough call

If there were a financial benefit from marriage, roommates all around the country would be marrying to acquire that benefit then divorcing or better yet annulling (roommates might never consummate).
Would that abuse the system and make a mockery of it all?

It seems funny that with all the talk about same-sex marriage and strengthening heterosexual marriage(trying to give equal time to both sides) not one person, sacred or secular, has mentioned BANNING DIVORCE. It wouldn't take $1.5 bln to do. What could make marriage more genuine and less open to abuse than to not be able to take it back?

Just a thought.

[MsUnderstood]

4. No that would look like recruiting

The concern against allowing gays civil rights is that "those homosexuals" would try to force their agenda on everyone.

And besides, how does that show that homosexuals/gay marriage will not destroy the "santicty" of marriage when 2 otherwise straight people get married 2 a same gendered person just cause they can.

You have the problem right--stop calling it GAY marriage--but your solution doesn't help. Maybe if heterosexuals showed support for gay marriage (mail your reps, help out gay/lesbian causes) that would be more beneficial.

[tom_paine]

5. Good luck finding a hetero guy to marry another dude

whether they are trying to make a point or not.

My prediction: Not gonna happen.

By example (and I am not saying it's right, just citing an example), in the early 1980s, women sued to attend the previously all-male Central High School in Philadelphia. Central, for 100+ years going back, had a sister school, the all-girls Philadelphia High School for Girls.

Can you figure it? Not one male student has petitioned to attend Girls' High, though the precedent for victory is clearly there.

Aagin, I'm not endorsing this, but just reciting example.