By an overwhelming vote of 249-97, France has approved legislation that brings marriage equality to that great nation.
Mmm. Fabulous fries.
So now should we start calling them Freedom Fries?
And not hommes frites?
And not hommes frites?
Bravo.
And not hommes frites?
Is cannibal an orientation now?
I think they were shooting for "pommes".
Robear wrote:And not hommes frites?
Is cannibal an orientation now? :)
No, more of a "lifestyle" choice.
Well done my British cousins. 400-175 in favour of gay marriage.
That pretty much means Ireland will have full gay marriage within 2 years.
Well done my British cousins. 400-175 in favour of gay marriage.
That pretty much means Ireland will have full gay marriage within 2 years.
WE'RE NUMBER ONE! WE'RE NUMBER ONE!
U! S! A! U! S! A!
Am I doing it right?
Isn't Neil Clark Warren the charming older guy who shows up whenever I watch prime time network tv shows to tell me that internet dating is a-ok?
So much for that first impression.
Isn't Neil Clark Warren the charming older guy who shows up whenever I watch prime time network tv shows to tell me that internet dating is a-ok?
So much for that first impression.
Yeah, my wife and I met through eHarmony, so it's hard to demonize them now... but we did decide not to show support for the website going forward or send in our story of meeting through the site and getting married. Unfortunate that such a great site is run by such a jerk. You would think a guy who makes money off love would be all for more love existing in the world.
A new poll released today shows strong bipartisan support for same-sex marriage rights. The poll, conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research and released by the Respect for Marriage Coalition, found that three-quarters of those surveyed – including 75 percent of independents and 56 percent of Republicans – see the ability to marry the person you love as a constitutional right.
But even worse is this little gem right from Warren's mouth:
I have said that eHarmony really ought to put up $10 million and ask other companies to put up money and do a really first class job of figuring out homosexuality.
They should offer Dan Savage $2 million for his findings. He's done a first class job, involving a lot of rough, hands-on work.
As much as I find the homo sapiens comment amusing, the "If a man marries another man, who will do the dusting and vacuuming?" statement had me laughing and cringing at the same time.
Someone just posted on my Facebook news feed the following quote:
Asking who is the man and who is the woman in a gay relationship is like asking which chop stick is the fork.
Someone just posted on my Facebook news feed the following quote:
Asking who is the man and who is the woman in a gay relationship is like asking which chop stick is the fork.
I often wonder if this question is more sexual in nature or more social.
IE is the question "Who penetrates whom?" or is it "Which one cooks the roasts, and which one goes to the office?"
It's tacky either way.
I have wondered, however, as a matter of genetics. When gay couples have biological children, what process goes into that. And then dealing with their children with that.
Ultimately is 2 men find a surrogate mother, only one of their genetic material will end up impregnating the woman. Only 1 woman in a lesbian relationship will bear the child so there is no question which one is pregnant.
How does a gay couple deal with an inevitable question like "But which one of you is my "real" mommy?" Or "Why do I look more like one dad, but not my other dad?"
It's tacky either way.
This.
It's tantamount to saying to a man married to a woman - "What? You do the cooking? But you have a wife."
Gender stereotyping is the preserve of the douchebag regardless of whom they're being applied them to.
I have wondered, however, as a matter of genetics. When gay couples have biological children, what process goes into that. And then dealing with their children with that.
Ultimately is 2 men find a surrogate mother, only one of their genetic material will end up impregnating the woman. Only 1 woman in a lesbian relationship will bear the child so there is no question which one is pregnant.
How does a gay couple deal with an inevitable question like "But which one of you is my "real" mommy?" Or "Why do I look more like one dad, but not my other dad?"
C'mon Gorilla, you're a smart dude.
It depends on the specifics of the situation, like any other way to have kids (or do anything involving more than one person). Some couples set it up so they don't know which is the bio parent, some feel one partner is a better fit for various reasons, some mix and match.
How does any couple deal with awkward questions from their bio, adopted, or other kids? Hopefully by telling them the age-appropriate truth. That's not even a little bit unique to gay parenting.
I have known several single moms who refer to biological fathers as "sperm donors".
C'mon Gorilla, you're a smart dude.
Clover, there are all sorts of conversations I am surprised parents need to have with their kids, generally because of ignorant people.
-Why don't we go to church? Jane says I am going to hell because I am not baptized.
-Am I autistic because I got shots, but Billy didn't?
etc.
I like to pretend that I live in a world of reason, logic, and respect. Your kids are a primary conduit into the truth that much of our world is none of these things.
In my mind, I never really thought that vaccines, or sports, or videogames could be the source of consternation that they can be for parents and kids.
Don't even get me started on the anti-vax folks.
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Technically a lesbian couple can both genetically contribute to the child. Prior to fertilization you can take the Chromosomes from one egg and put it into another egg, which has its original mitochondria from that donor.
Not sure if that's ever been done outside of the lab though.
Actually, I'm pretty sure that in the lab they have directly spawned animal offspring from two women. The sperm is just a delivery system, and you can replace that. Eventually you should be able to do the same thing with men, as long as you can ensure you don't get two y chromosomes.
I'll look for links when I get home.
I've talked about this sort of issue with my therapist, in the context of "dealing with people asking inappropriate questions". He rolls his eyes a lot at the "so you're gay, what's it like having sex [em]all the time[/em]?" question.
I've talked about this sort of issue with my therapist, in the context of "dealing with people asking inappropriate questions". He rolls his eyes a lot at the "so you're gay, what's it like having sex [em]all the time[/em]?" question.
The answer is "Awesome!" right?
The answer is "Why do you imagine that homosexual couples have more sex than heterosexual couples? And what makes you think it's okay to pry into my sex life?"
Any question like that which reduces someone to a sex object is really ridiculously insulting. It's a similar thing for trans folk and having people ask questions that imply that the only thing that matters is what's between your legs.
I know I have posted about it before, but any time someone mentions the "homosexual agenda" I immediately think of the wonderful piece that Betty Bowers did exposing the real deal.
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