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Has Anyone Ever Thought About Asking The Anti-Gay Marriage Activists...?
This question: Even if Prop 8 is successfully upheld and even adopted into most state constitutions, how will that change the continual rise in the number of divorces in this country? GLBT people cannot legally get married in most states, and when they can that marriage is barely recognized in so many others. Yet, on the other side of the fence, the rate of "traditional marriages" that end in divorce is 43% and STILL CLIMBING. So...what about it?
@brianbar1097: But wouldn't that "loss of revenue" be more than compensated for by the number of small and large businesses that would profit from the legalization of gay marriages? Wedding planners, caterers, florists, musicians, food service workers...I wish I had the exact stats, because I did see it in an article once about the possible revenue streams that could be generated from gay and lesbian weddings.
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- 1 decade ago
There are many statistics along with legal issues associated with gay marriage. I personally believe it is less activist, more politics. Think of this, if 1 in 10 are gay, that means that there are 3,050,000 GLBT Americans. If 1 in 10 of those were couples, then 305,000 couples would get a tax break of, let's say $5,000 (plus the adopters) . That means the USA loses $1,525,000,000. (Figures are off only a little :-) ) It makes little sense for states (< Not in the above figure) to legalize same sex marriage. It would mean a 4 billion - 6 billion loss on revenue. Gotta love the business aspect of the government.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Well, technically same-sex marriages experience divorce, too. But that's completely and utterly beside the point. And maybe I'm prejudiced about this, but gays would probably be more likely to marry someone they love enough to stick with, seeing as they've had all this time to find that person and gay marriage still not legal in a lot of places.
Divorce rate of opposite-sex marriages would not be affected in anyway by same-sex marriage being legalized. Makes no sense, unless someone's stupid enough to divorce someone they love just because two dudes had a wedding the day before. But bigots are extremely illogical people.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I would like to ask YOU, "What about it?" I'm gay and I too want the right to marry, but I am not so naïve to think that bringing up a logical example to an irrational person would make a difference. These people clearly have their minds made up, as we do; neither side will budge.
Source(s): 15 year old - Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes. That argument has been repeated ad nauseum. What you aren't getting is that no argument that does not support thier position will do anything but fall on dead ears. Closed minds hear only the sound of their own voices.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
seriously what about it...most ppl r against it because it gives our country a fruity image n once yall get marriage rights whats next adoption, no one has actually performed accurate research on how having gay parents affect children...we dont want to deal with those petitions later
- Anonymous1 decade ago
it shouldn't be called marriage, we got to think of a new name, Butt Pirates hahhaha