LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

LostOne4Ever

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16. Bare minimum?

Mon Apr 22, 2013, 08:33 PM

Apr 2013

If we are going by "bare minimum" then you should be against Gay Marriage as well. Making no changes to law is simpler than doing what is right. Denying people rights because it would be a hassle is a very bad reasoning that could be used to deny a myriad of people their rights.

Further, saying that polygamists "want more of what they already got" sounds alot like telling Homosexuals that "they want more of what they already got cause they have the right to marry anyone that they want so long as they are of the opposite sex."

My problem with polygamy is that to my understanding communities who embrace it often fall into patterns of polygyny and abuse. If this is shown to be wrong then I have no issues.

So long as its between consenting adults and does not hurt anyone, you should be able to marry whoever and how ever many spouses as you want.

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Polygamy will follow gay marriage [View all] LiberalElite Mar 2013 OP

Newsmax? Really? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2013 #1

Yeah LiberalElite Mar 2013 #2

Maybe they have something there... immoderate Mar 2013 #3

It's a better argument then that Bay Boy Mar 2013 #4

Only for tax reasons. bluedigger Mar 2013 #6

I love my dog Bay Boy Mar 2013 #15

So what Kalidurga Mar 2013 #5

This is one of those "mind so open my brain fell out" positions cprise Mar 2013 #9

Bare minimum? LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #16

Modern marriage is for intimate cooperation and support cprise Apr 2013 #17

How so? LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #18

We are not "many countries throughout history" nor Saudi Arabia cprise Apr 2013 #19

We aren't many places LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #20

Back in the '60s,,,, Oldfolkie Mar 2013 #7

yeah, those communal living arrangements Brainstormy Mar 2013 #8

I'm not against communal living per-se, but cprise Mar 2013 #10

if a man Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #11

Triad DreamGypsy Mar 2013 #12

Polyandry, anyone? niyad Mar 2013 #13

mark twain on polygamy, and patriarchal sexual rules in general niyad Mar 2013 #14

and why not? jckelly May 2013 #21

So you think people should be able to marry as many people as they want? ellisonz May 2013 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #23

Logical?????? WovenGems Jun 2013 #24

. libodem Jun 2013 #25

No real arguments against polygamy. PID767 Jun 2013 #26

Stonewall Riots libodem Jun 2013 #27

We tried that already: it DOESN'T WORK. HELLO???!!! Smarmie Doofus Jun 2013 #28

Well, by that logic, I'm still waiting for the right to vote twice, since women can vote once ShadowLiberal Jun 2013 #29