Do you think gays and lesbians will ever be accepted in our society?
95283
Society yes Heaven no.......... unless they repent and are saved.
1015016
I think it depends on the area.  In general, larger cities tend to be more accepting, simply because of the diversity.  Small towns are typically more homogenous, so they may not be as accepting of something "different".  \n\nI live in Chicago, and all kinds of sexual orientation are accepted in most areas of the city.  There are obviously closed-minded people everywhere, and that includes this city, but in general there are a lot of "live and let lives" here.  Tis why I love living here.  :)
783301
Unequivocally NO! If they chose that life style then so be it, but as far as benefits are concerned out of the question.  Societies fall from moral decay and that is a fact, and ours is well on it's way, I do believe all this gay and lesbian stuff is about to blow up in their faces.  It is a life style that destroys the vary meaning of marriage between a man and a woman, In my opinion they are an insult to humanity.  I believe it is time our religious leaders and government gives these people a loud and clear message that the party is over and will not be condoned by our society.
115115
Of course not. Religions have been trying for thousands of years without any success. \n\nWe need to respect people with different preferences the same way we want to be respected. Most gay people simple ARE that way, and simply don't want a heterosexual relationship.
312923
allowing gay marriages and recognising gay relationships in the society will certainly have an impact.\n\npositive impacts:\n\n1. it will create awareness in the society about gay people and their lifestyles, thus breaking many myths people have. better information and education in this matter will lead to more awareness regarding HIV, which is the most serious threat we have on the globe as of now, and help check its spread.\n\n2. it will help gay members of the society to be more productive, instead of spending time and energy trying to hide the fact that they are gay and fight the society for their acceptance they will channelize their energy towards doing whatever they do better.\n\n3. it will see a healthy rise in stability of gay relationships thereby reducing spread of HIV by having multiple partners (my research shows that most couples split due to the social and family pressure of non-acceptance, and hence end up keeping multiple partners insearch of stability)\n\n4. it will see a decline in the explodinig population rate.\n\n5. it will inculcate the values of acceptance and tolerance in teh younger members of the society.\n\n6. it will see a decline in hate crimes.\n\n7. it will save the mental trauma to those who are forced into a marriage against their will by their family, despite being out to their families, and help prevent ruining two lives (the groom and the bride) at the same time.\n\n8. it will strengthen the institution of marriage as it will make people really think that when two men or two women can hold their relationship together without even a biological bond between them (as in offspring),then why can't they(heterosexuals).\n\n\nnegative impacts:\n\n1. reduction in the rate of progeny.\n\n2. loss of face for those bigots who profess that being gay is sinful.
350164
the need to be accepted is human nature but really if the don't accept you for what you are they are not worth it, do you want to be a part of this type of closed minded society, i no i wouldn't. a society where gayism is not really accepted does such a place exist in today's world, maybe you should be the one that changes the way your society looks a gays. there is no need to be scared just be yourself maybe they might surprise you and not be so closed minded. good luck
153495
It is unfortunate that the majority of people in this country are still so scared of the possibility of gays living equal among them. Why else place such a ridiculous ban? Some will say that children raised by gay parents will have it a lot harder. I disagree. I am amazed at how open and honest the youth in todays schools are. The only ones I know of that are homophobic have learned the behavior and language from their parents. If the youth of today can accept each other, why can't the adults? Fear. My partner and I just placed a question on here about how to adopt. the answers ranged form "Yuck" to 'How dare we drag a child into our fantasy?" These answers just mirror the fear and ignorance of the majority of Americans. Gays are accepted as long as we are funny, and the life of the party, but as soon as we stop acting like the characters on a sit-com we become a threat. The ban doesn't surprise me. the real question here is what to do about? How do accepting, open minded, loving people fight against such fear?
608868
Gay is not a choice, it's a fact.  I'm willing to bet that every gay soul out there did NOT want to be gay and had to come to terms with it.  \n\nI wish people would open their minds, their eyes and their hearts to accept rather than question.  The world would be a better place indeed.
653290
Power to the people!!! I myself am a lesbian and I don't like the fact that most epople in this society contradict themselves when they say that "WE" should be able to marry then turn around and call me a carpet muncher...\n\nI like to make the homophobes cringe when they see me and my mistress holding hands or kissing inpublic(even though i'm single), BUT i think it's about time that equal human rights be more established...again...\n\n..POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!
920836
Yes you can and it is recognized through out the country.Go Canada!I'm Canadian and follow the news and politics everyday and I'm totally thrilled that gay couples can finally take that next step.So all the Gay people reading this move to Canada we are very open minded here.
698544
I am a lesbian. where the hell are you meeting the gay people you know  Help us out  lol...bye
917310
I'm a lesbian in a committed long term relationship (over three years and counting!) and of course I wish it were legal.  The only argument against it is a religious one and since marriage is a legal institution and not a religious one, that shouldn't have any bearing on the subject.  Besides which, just because the majority of people feel what I do in my personal life is not for them, does not mean they should be able to make decisions control what I do and feel in my personal life.  This has happened in the past with races and cultures and the majority of people controlled what (for example) the African Americans could and couldn't do (segregation, voting etc.) and we now recognize this as wrong.  I'm hoping that we can overcome this one day as the other races have.
694548
For everyone to finally be accepting of everyone else regardless of religion, sexual preference, ect.  The world is filled with so much hate, it'd be nice for a change.
358163
Nope gay peoples should never allowed to get married.\nBecause marriage for for a man and a woman and it leads to a family. They should find their way of dealing with each other and leave the marriage thing for people who wants to have a family
848215
I don't think the government accepts gay marriage in any form yet, you will have to wait until gay people are given the right to be miserable and need a prenup!
689826
Interesting article indeed. I do agree with you in the sense that it is not a choice- it is only explainable by they way a person FEELS or thinks, not by the way he WANTS to think. I hate people who hate people with different sexual orientations- they dont have a right to judge people by their feelings and preferences, although i dont have a gay/lesbian friend in person.
1160205
Becoming lesbians?  I don't believe your premise.  Lesbian/Gay are born that way, and things are no different today than they have ever been in regards to percentage of Gay/Lesbian people.