Comments on: Ellen wears the pants in this marriage

By: Pushme-Pullyou

Pushme-Pullyou — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:20:23 +0000

If marriage is a religious function, then the government should have no part in it; everyone should contract for relationships with civil unions, then have religious ceremonies performed separately, called marriage, handfasting, mut’a, or whatever. Those who want to live in a theocracy should move to Iran.
If marriage is a government-sanctioned legal contract, then it is a civil right available to everyone of legal age, regardless of chromosomes or gender identity. In the U.S., the failure to separate church and state serves neither.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:10:36 +0000

God has smiled on Ellen and Portia! What a great couple! I wish them every happiness.

By: MeTP

MeTP — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:36:52 +0000

FLBlkGirl: Your religion (a characteristic, by the way, that is chosen) may prevent you from embracing same-sex marriage and I’m not about to trash your faith. But your ignorance of the history of discrimination is almost unbearable. How can so much have been forgotten in such a short time? Ask Jews, Catholics, Irish, Italians, Chinese, Japanese, American Indians, women, obese people, bald people, old people, disabled people, or just about any other “different” category of people whether discrimination against them as been based solely on their SKIN COLOR. I’m assuming (from your handle) that you’re a black woman. I’m a white man so it’s a little dicey for me to be lecturing you - but you really ought to know better.

On a related note, unless you have some particular insight into Ellen and Portia’s home life that you didn’t disclose, I don’t see how you know that either of the “plays” any particular gender role in their relationship. I’d like to know how you know that.

By: FLBlkGirl

FLBlkGirl — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:27:30 +0000

BTW,

Do I think they are going to Hell or whatever people like to say about homosexuals?…NO! Thats not for me to judge. People are people and I respect them for who they are as God’s children, but…Don’t expect me to jump and shout, and sing and celebrate with or for you because I just know its wrong.

By: FLBlkGirl

FLBlkGirl — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:24:53 +0000

Okay, its good to see some people here with lots of sense! Yes this headline is truly a sterotype, but think about it…You have this girl-girl couple, where one “plays” the male role….Which is a sure sign that the natural course of marriage is between a man and a woman, not a woman, and a “wanna be” man….If you are a female, be a female, not one in man’s clothing….Even though female roles nowadays have shifted as it has been the women who have had to be a mother and father to their children when father isn’t around…still this is absolutely wrong, and I don’t think we should glamorize this. Even still, to each his(her) own.

For those who compare this to the plight of discrimination of minorities….Similar(yes) but not he same thing…With that, it was purely discrimination for SKIN COLOR…not people who live a lifestyle that is inherently against God’s intention and purpose.

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:13:00 +0000

Congrats to the happy couple!!! How exciting to see we are a tiny bit closer to real equality of all our citizens.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:07:12 +0000

Marriage is not a right–thus you will not find it in the Constitution/Bill of Rights. It is a privilege granted by The People upon certain unions. The traditions surrounding the ceremony are unrelated. It’s not up to the courts to decide who that privilege is extended to–right or wrong it is supposed to be up to us.

By: howard

howard — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:03:43 +0000

There is nothing wrong with this marriage. True there can be no offspring, but then again, celibicy as the Catholic church demands of their priests, has that exact same effect.

By: ben

ben — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:13 +0000

She’ll cook and clean, huh? Well, it’s nice to see that chauvenism isn’t a gender specific condition. Good luck to them anyway.

By: Poppy S

Poppy S — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:07:58 +0000

John so you say “The opposite of life is death and therefore these types of relationships by their inability to produce life, bring death. “.

What about marriage of infertile hereosexual couples? Elderly couples that are in love but past child bearing years? Are they not allowed to get married in your view just becuase they arent going to “produce”?

That, my friend, is insanity. Goodness people…lighten up. You would sanction the marriage of ANY 2 people as long as they are of different sexes?