Why is there a such thing as gay marriage?

Gay marriage will only be called gay marriage while we're still fighting for the rights to be gay married.

But after we get those rights, I'm sure we'll all be getting married instead of gay married. Marriage will be marriage.

My theory being said... I LOVE YOU, MAN. The way you look at this makes great sense to me.

And to the homophobes here-- why are you even looking around in the LGBT section?

Like some others have said, it's really just to show what exactly we're talking about. If marriage between homosexual couples was legalized everywhere, then it would likely just be called "marriage." Because marriage between homosexual couples isn't legal everywhere but there is a cause to do so, they call it "gay marriage" so people aren't confused about what the debate is on ("Legalize marriage" is a bit more confusing). If people said they were going to get "gay married," that would be a different topic.

The same thing would likely happen if there were a debate on the legalization of polygamy (marriage to multiple people). They wouldn't just say "legalize marriage," they would specify it as "legalize polygamy."

its a secular issue. when a couple are together for 20-40 yrs and basic 'rights' are denied them. Its anything new though. Even straights from different religions had to fight for their right to marry, or ya had to own property to get married. Fifty years ago, even mixed marriages between blacks and whites were against the law. The concept that marriage between one man and one woman, really only started around the 15th century. One of the questions immigraints to the USA at Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th century was if they were polygimists.

I agree completely, but since we already have "marriage rights" as long as its between a man and a woman this is a way to distinguish having the right to marry someone of the same sex.

I agree with you. But, that's how they describe it. Two people of the same gender, getting married. If they said, "Marriage is now legal in Arkansas" people wouldn't know what they were talking about. They could at least say something other than "Gay marriage." But, that's society.

Ya there's nothing gay about anything we do, we just are two people getting married. However, I do understand that for the purpose of--protesting they had to say "gay marriage" otherwise they were just protesting "marriage" and not getting the point and issue across. However, once it's completely legalized all over the world I don't think it needs to be defined anymore. Marriage is marriage.

to be clear when people say gay marriage they simply mean marriage between a gay couple, the officiant doesn't pronounce them "gay married" its already just considered marriage.

We've spent decades creating our separate sub-culture apart from heterosexuals. Other than equal legal benefits, I don't understand why LGBT's would want "marriage." It's a heterosexual union. So it's like we've been trying to be different for years, and all of a sudden we want exactly what they have. No thanks. I don't particularly care for straight people, and I certainly don't want any part of their dysfunctional institutions.

I'm all for civil unions with legal equality.

Edit: Admittedly, I'm quite heterophobic. You get that way after a lifetime of hate. I'm a realist; I acknowledge the fact that (world-wide) a clear majority of straight people HATE me. Why would I react to that with kindness and respect?

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Marriage is a concept that existed in all civilization and it only means union of a man and woman through social approval.

"Gay marriage" is utter abuse and open dishonestly to a term that existed from ages.

It is a new concept and they have to give new name to it, but not marriage.