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Do you support the legalisation of same sex marriage?

Name: Do you support the legalisation of same sex marriage? — Public Opinion Poll Results
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On June 26, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the denial of marriage licenses violated the Due Process and the Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The ruling made same sex marriage legal in all 50 U.S. States.

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@BCLKV7B disagreed…2mos2MO

why hate the way that people choose to love, love is beautiful and everyone deserves the chance to find their person.

▲ 161 reply15 agree

@BCLKV7B agreed…2mos2MO

Yes, being lesbian or gay is recognized by major scientific and medical organizations as a valid, natural variation of human sexuality. Evidence suggests sexual…

▲ 91 reply7 agree1 disagree

@BCJCVQQ disagreed…3mos3MO

I don't care. LGBT folk fought tooth and nail for their right to marry as they please. They won, deal with it.

▲ 65 agree

@BCN9DF4 agreed…2mos2MO

Not allowing people to the same sex to get married is unequal in human rights and denying to based on religion is imposing your beliefs on other people just bec…

▲ 43 agree

@9FZ52BH agreed…3yrs3Y

I just don’t understand how it’s anyone’s business who someone chooses to marry. As long as men and women are allowed to get divorced which goes against everyth…

▲ 6665 agree

@9G37YG6 disagreed…3yrs3Y

Don't be so naive, LGBTQ+ have been in our societies for centuries and it is pathetic to try and exclude them from something as simple as marriage. Everybody ha…

▲ 6260 agree

@9FXQWQ7 disagreed…3yrs3Y

The original definition of Marriage is a union between Man and Woman, it is sanctioned by God. It is a religious decision to get married but it should be a lega…

▲ 311 reply31 agree

@9FQPYW5 disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is the union of two families becoming one. It should not matter if the parties of those two families are of the same sex or not.

▲ 2625 agree

@9FQPYW5 disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is the union of two families becoming one. It should not matter if the parties of those two families are of the same sex or not.

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@9FZ52BH disagreed…3yrs3Y

What’s the difference? A civil union is close enough to marriage so why not allow two people in love to just be happy and call themselves married and take each…

▲ 202 replies19 agree

@9G5KTWJ disagreed…3yrs3Y

Pro gay marriage. Everyone should be able to marry the person they love and not be restricted by gender

▲ 87 agree

@9FZ3ZJH disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is about commitment and love between two individuals - that goes beyond physical body and gender in my mind.

▲ 71 reply6 agree

@9FVQK6Z disagreed…3yrs3Y

Rubbish. Marriage should be defined as a loving relationship and commitment between two People regardless of gender identity/orientation.

▲ 71 reply6 agree

@9G488DZ disagreed…3yrs3Y

Every human has a right to choose a partner they decide to live with, if they want. it is their choice and none of our business.

▲ 76 agree

@9G6T3VM disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is a construct of our own making, we made it up and we can change it. Any two humans who wish to be married should have the right to.

▲ 76 agree

@9FZV723 disagreed…3yrs3Y

marriage is an act of love between two people, what gender they are is no one else's concern or business!! love is love

▲ 76 agree

@9G6PDZ4 disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is between two people who both love each other and to face the hardships that life can throw at them, it is not defined by gender

▲ 76 agree

@9G6R2GF agreed…3yrs3Y

Even if you don’t agree with same-sex couples, it’s no ones business who someone marries and only effects them. Same-sex couples should have just as much rights…

▲ 76 agree

@9FDWTDN disagreed…3yrs3Y

Everyone should have the right to marry who they love that is simply a human right. They don’t get to chose so why should we.

▲ 65 agree

@9G5HJFN disagreed…3yrs3Y

Everyone should be able to love who they want as long as they are not causing any harm in doing so. Two people of the same gender getting married isn't going t…

▲ 65 agree

@9G6JV2C disagreed…3yrs3Y

Gay people deserve to be happy and be committed to someone legally just like a straight person. It’s detrimental to someone’s mental health to think otherwise

▲ 65 agree

@9FYSNXM disagreed…3yrs3Y

why does gay marriage exist its the same damn gender to me its seems awkward since they have the same private parts and they wouldn't be able to reproduce

▲ 64 agree

@9FZW56R disagreed…3yrs3Y

We live in a free country where consenting adults have the right to choose their lifestyle free of prosecution, fear or discrimination. The idea that people can…

▲ 54 agree

@9G5J2KT disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is about maintaining a healthy committed relationship that promotes mental, social and physical wellbeing. This is achievable in any gender combination…

▲ 54 agree

@9G28YGM disagreed…3yrs3Y

Love holds no boundaries. Let people express themselves and we should not have a say in another person life when it comes to marriage.

▲ 54 agree

@9FYGF6F disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is a commitment between two people in love. Marriage is about love between two people not gender specific.

▲ 54 agree

@9FY5Y59 disagreed…3yrs3Y

We are all humans and can love whoever we want as long as none is getting hurt and the relationship is consented.

▲ 54 agree

@9G3GTVX disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is for a relationship. If 2 people love each other and wanna seal the relationship, they can marry. They have every right to because they are in love j…

▲ 54 agree

@9G5L47Q disagreed…3yrs3Y

Simple as that, same sex marriages should not be allowed unless you want your child to grow up confused. Male and female were created to reproduce naturally tog…

▲ 54 agree

@9FFVRBQ disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is two people who love eachother wanting to be legally know as them being together and celebrating it. It shouldn't matter who it is.

▲ 44 agree

@9FQF7SZ agreed…3yrs3Y

We, as a society, have largely outgrown religion and need not base our social framework on the prescriptions of religious text. Two homosexual individuals can l…

▲ 43 agree

@9FQFHZ3 agreed…3yrs3Y

'Gay Marriage' is still marriage between two people who love each other. Love is love, regardless of gender or sexuality.

▲ 43 agree

@9FYZSHZ disagreed…3yrs3Y

Marriage is a celebration of the love between two people. Why should it matter what their sexuality is

▲ 43 agree

@9FWZ7C8 disagreed…3yrs3Y

If people love each other what ever their sexual preferences I see no problem. Everyone has a right to be themselves without judgement.

▲ 43 agree

@9FWZ9PC disagreed…3yrs3Y

People love who they love. If they want to make their love official for whatever reason, why should that hurt you?

▲ 43 agree

@9FYC3T3 disagreed…3yrs3Y

Everyone should be able to marry who they want. If they are the same gender that is entirely up to them.

▲ 43 agree

@9FYHCRQ disagreed…3yrs3Y

Love is love, if someone wants to enter a official government sanctioned partnership because they love a fellow human being of age let them. More love less hate…

▲ 43 agree

@9FYXR9J disagreed…3yrs3Y

A marriage is a piece of paper that legally shows you are committed to someone. It should not matter whether the people who signed the paper are both the same s…

▲ 43 agree

@9F7CTQJ agreed…3yrs3Y

I believe that love is an inevitable feeling, we cannot help who we choose to romantically love. It definelty comes down to being in another persons shoes. We n…

▲ 41 agree

@9F78D6W disagreed…3yrs3Y

All couples of any sexual identification should be able to get married OFFICIALLY and legally if they choose too.

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@9F7LQMZ agreed…3yrs3Y

There has been no erasure of straight marriages. No one is forcing each other to marry the same sex. By that alone, we've no reason to withhold this concept of…

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@9FB9CL6 disagreed…3yrs3Y

Church and state are separate and because we are a secular state nz should operate a secular view of marriage. There is also no difference between the love and…

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85% Yes	15% No
82% Yes	13% No
3% Yes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies	1% No, allow civil unions but don’t call it marriage
1% Take the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision	1% No, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman

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@RightsBill from Louisiana linked…3yrs3Y

India Supreme Court declines to legalise same-sex marriage

The Supreme Court's refusal to legalise same-sex marriage has dashed the hopes of India's LGBTQ+ people.

@TroubledG3rrymander from Illinois linked…2yrs2Y

Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples

The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis had allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, his most definitive step yet to make the Roman Catholic Church more welcoming to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and more reflective of his vision of a more pastoral, and less rigid, church.The Vatican had long said it could not bless same-sex couples because it would undermine church doctrine that marriage is only between a man and a woman.But the new rule made clear that a blessing of a same-sex couple was not the same as a marriage sacrament, a formal ceremonial rite. It also stressed that it was not blessing the relationship, and that, to avoid confusion, blessings should not be imparted during or connected to the ceremony of a civil or same-sex union, or when there are “any clothing, gestures or words that are proper to a wedding.”

@SuperiorMeerkat from New York linked…2yrs2Y

Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Upsets Africa’s Catholics

The Vatican’s recent declaration allowing the blessing of same-sex couples caused a stir around the globe, but perhaps most of all in Africa, a rising center of the Roman Catholic Church’s future. In one statement after the next, bishops in several countries spoke of the fear and confusion the declaration has caused among their flocks, and said it was out of step with the continent’s culture and values.“In our African context, while recognizing the confusion existing in the more developed countries of new, unchristian models of ‘conjugal union’ and ‘styles of life,’ we are very clear on what a family and marriage is,” said a statement from the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops.“Let’s face facts: There is a lot of homophobia in Africa,” Father Pollitt said.How the controversy over the blessing of same-sex couples plays out in the long run in Africa remains an open question. Some analysts say there may end up being very little tension, primarily because few gay couples are expected to actually ask for blessings.

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