Comments on: New Hampshire Can Please Gays and Straights in their Marriage Debate http://www.whytheheck.com/2009/02/07/new-hampshire-can-please-gays-and-straights-in-their-marriage-debate/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: alewis http://www.whytheheck.com/2009/02/07/new-hampshire-can-please-gays-and-straights-in-their-marriage-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-946 alewis Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:14:47 +0000 http://www.thinkoob.com/?p=46#comment-946 I would agree that you can never please the extremists. What I am trying to do is, find a middle ground that people who are oK with civil unions but not marriage will accept. I would agree that you can never please the extremists. What I am trying to do is, find a middle ground that people who are oK with civil unions but not marriage will accept.

]]> By: Joe http://www.whytheheck.com/2009/02/07/new-hampshire-can-please-gays-and-straights-in-their-marriage-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-945 Joe Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:30:55 +0000 http://www.thinkoob.com/?p=46#comment-945 The problem is that people who are against "gay marriage" are against any institutional recognition of a homosexual relationship, by any name. This is why the whole "civil union" thing never took off. Bigotry is one of those things that one never sees in one's self, it manifests as a visceral reaction, and then confusion when others don't share the same visceral reaction. The problem is that people who are against “gay marriage” are against any institutional recognition of a homosexual relationship, by any name. This is why the whole “civil union” thing never took off.

Bigotry is one of those things that one never sees in one’s self, it manifests as a visceral reaction, and then confusion when others don’t share the same visceral reaction.

]]> By: dblacklock http://www.whytheheck.com/2009/02/07/new-hampshire-can-please-gays-and-straights-in-their-marriage-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-932 dblacklock Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:03:31 +0000 http://www.thinkoob.com/?p=46#comment-932 I suggest the name "pairage." DB I suggest the name “pairage.”

DB

]]> By: queerguyforthequeerguy http://www.whytheheck.com/2009/02/07/new-hampshire-can-please-gays-and-straights-in-their-marriage-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-366 queerguyforthequeerguy Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:17:32 +0000 http://www.thinkoob.com/?p=46#comment-366 where has this been proposed and what has the reaction been? What have straight people said about it? where has this been proposed and what has the reaction been? What have straight people said about it?

]]> By: 3dollarbill http://www.whytheheck.com/2009/02/07/new-hampshire-can-please-gays-and-straights-in-their-marriage-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-358 3dollarbill Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:44:30 +0000 http://www.thinkoob.com/?p=46#comment-358 GREAT idea except i think maybe a different word easier to pronounce would be better. I think this debate itself embarrasses gays and creates tensions with straights. I like the idea of getting 99% of our cake and ending hte debate GREAT idea except i think maybe a different word easier to pronounce would be better. I think this debate itself embarrasses gays and creates tensions with straights. I like the idea of getting 99% of our cake and ending hte debate

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