How ridiculous is this?

[Twisterdog]

...The point they are trying to make is that the fundie argument that gay marriage is an invalid concept because the couples cannot procreate is absurd. I agree wholeheartedly. Is this the best tactic they could have used? Certainly not. But it's nice to see something being done that will raise some eyebrows, and bring more attention to the issue. It's already doing its job, people are talking about it EVERYWHERE.

I agree. A marriage is a marriage whether or not a couple choose to/are able to have children.

[lady_zana]

My significant other and I have chosen to remain childless. Personally, I hope this bill makes people think. One of the main reasons I have heard in my struggle to promote gay rights is that marriage should be only between a man and a woman because they bear children. (It's not the only reason but it is a very common one.)

What right do my SO and I have to marry when others don't? Simply because I was born female and him male?

To me, my marriage and any marriage should be a celebration of love. It's not about having children or our sex/gender. Still, there are a lot of legal issues that come with marriage. There are many rights married people get that unmarried couples don't, including health benefits and hospital visitation rights. (These benefits, of course, not only include gay couples but unmarried hetersexual couples as well.)