The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #67605   Message #1131657
Posted By: Teresa
08-Mar-04 - 03:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: About Same-Sex Marriage
Subject: RE: BS: About Same-Sex Marriage
Alanabit,

Just want to clarify that gay people raise children, too. Perhaps there is a child from a previous marriage, or a child is adopted by a couple or single person.

One guest has pointed out that sex is discussed before anything else ... constitutional or civil issues. Well, there is a reason for this. Perhaps our society is not ready to deal with this issue in a reasonable manner. Instead, it is an emotional issue, with all the attendand slights and taboos. Remember when mixed-race marriages were thought to be "unnatural"? :( The fight will simply have to continue.

judy Small sang a song called "Tears for the Widow" about a woman whose lesbian lover died of breast cancer. She can't even be called a widow. This song gets me every time I hear it.
Teresa