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I beleive no matter who you love, that is not your choice. Some people are ashamed of being gay because of how the world and goverment treats them. I can't stand it. If anything, they prove that love is real. It's not just hormones in our brains saying we have to mate or something. I'm pretty much saying, I'm all for gay marriage.

Please note: I'm straight

well its not my sexual preferance but what ever makes you happy you should pursue it

Know what I just noticed?

Most women say it's ok, but most men say it's disgusting.

I think it's ok but I wouldn't wanna see any sex happening in front of me.

First off, I didn't tell you how you see things. I said "maybe" and "it seems" that's how you see things, with the obvious implication that you would clarify your position. So don't get snippy.

And to answer your question: legal marriage does not need to exist for two people to bond with one's lover forever. Is there any reason why we should have any form of legal marriage?

For whatever reasons, society decided to pass laws providing benefits when a man and woman join together in a committed relationship. Just because a majority of people see reason to have one kind of governmental provision for a particular kind of relationship, must they automatically provide for any and all relationships? Or just the ones that you agree with? Why should the government be involved with "love" and whose definition of "love" should control what relationships are valid for marriage purposes?

I think that marriages, like Christian marriages, should be kept sacred and only between opposite-sex couples, and let same-sex couples have their own legal bonding ceremony that gives them all the same benefits as marriage.
Because it isn't fair to say that same-sex couples shouldn't be allowed to marry, since marriage gives you tax benefits, but I do agree it should be kept sacred, and the solution is to have a different legal bondage for same-sex couples.

By the way... Gays, lesbians, and us bisexuals are not total different species, so stop treating us like it, please?
Also, just because you have friends/relatives that are gay doesn't mean you understand or are obliged to support them.

I honestly do not care whether people support gay marriage or not. Other's people's relationships are nobody else's business.

If the church is willing to marry gay people then they should be allowed to marry gay people and that is that. There is a thing called the separation of church and state here in the US where I live (not sure about other countries) but that little thing means that the church stays out of the states affairs and the state stays out of the churches affairs. (And I seriously think the state needs to get it's damn foot out of the church door.)

Any state that has a law saying that gays cannot be married is unconstitutional and should be challenged and taken to the Supreme Court to be overturned. Every church has a right to turn down marrying gays as well as to offer to marry them since they are private institutions and not state run. People cannot force the church to marry gays or force them not to basically.

This also applies to mosques and temples (and other religious buildings I cannot think of) which are also private institutions.

Wow. So many points on the subject matter.

Well, my intake on this situation is that it should be legal. I am a Christian and believe in keeping marriage sacred. Homosexual marriages should be no different. When you get married, you are making a commitment in front of God. Are you still not doing that in a homosexual relationship? You are proving that you love someone and holding to your commitment. God is said to be merciful and loving, therefore, he is not going to ask you, are you gay? And if you are, kick you out of heaven or call it a sin. Someone try to tell me God would do that.

Religions also state that God has a plan for everyone, this would include homosexuals. I absolutely hate it when there is a prejudice put upon them from the church. It has been around forever, not only practiced by us humans, but found in nature as well.

I do believe that people are born with a sexual preference. I also do agree that in certain cases, it is a choice. But either way, who are you to say their choice is wrong. Homosexuality won't even affect you in the long run. I constantly hear people saying "Ew it's gross. It's wrong." or things like that. But that's in the case of if it's performed in front of you. I personally believe that if you see ANY signs of sex in front of you, you'd be disgusted all the same way. If you think it's gross or whatever, don't picture it.

There was also a statement about how women seem to be more open about it than men. I personally believe that women may be more open with this topic because we too have faced a prejudice over the years. But this can all be left in another discussion.

Either way, you have no right to tell someone who they can and cannot marry. God is not going to hate you because you marry someone of the same sex. In my opinion, it shouldn't even be a matter of government to decided whether or not to allow this. Why should the government have a say in something that has to do with love. Money should not be a problem for the countries of G-7. Human rights should not be limited like this.

Churches should not turn away from people. Aren't all humans God's people? I obviously wouldn't force them to marry homosexual couples, but they should have enough sense to allow it themselves. It's the people who are against it that need to stop their prejudice. It will bring no harm to anyone, so stop making matters worse.

And that was my two cents.

So you agree that the government shouldn't be placing laws over private institutions?

Also marriage can be done through a judge and even a ship captain. You don't have to be religious to say that you're married.