Real marriage needs protection

[Hazumu]

TODAY'S LETTERS

Otis Page
Arroyo Grande

The court's decision is based on the sexual-orientation theory, which includes the proclaimed homosexual designations of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender populations. The fallacy in the court's finding is obvious. Bisexuals and transgender people are not discriminated against because they are prohibited from marrying. They typically have no need to marry in a same-sex relationship. Further, the bisexual population subscribes to a fully promiscuous lifestyle. A large number of bisexuals are married in heterosexual relationships and deceitfully violate the marriage commitment, with tragic results.

[Shana A]

Woohoo, as both trans and bi, I'm really special 

Z

[Terra]

So I'm not discriminated against when it comes to marriage because i'm both? Huh?

Logic, a renewable resource disappearing faster than oil in this world.

[NicholeW.]

I concur, Angel.

Bisexuality is inherently promiscuous? How quaint!

Lemme see: I have a loving heterosexual relationship with a man. That relationship ends. I later develop a loving relationship with a woman. I am bisexual. Yet, does having been attracted to and enjoyed a sexual relationship with two different people at different times and places make me inherently promiscuous?

And the transgender idea is totally beyond me. Transgender people don't need realtionships with other people?

How many angels can dance on a pin-head?

Nichole 

[lisagurl]

two different people at different times

The semantics is "different times". Can you practice bisexually while you are heterosexual, I think not without being inherently promiscuous. To be clear a new word is needed to express the time.  Marriage should be strictly a religious term and only recognized by the church. All personal contracts be it same sex different sexes or inter-sex should be called civil contracts and be honored by all public and legal means except the church. Just as a birth certificate is honored over being baptized.

[joannatsf]

And the transgender idea is totally beyond me. Transgender people don't need realtionships with other people?

Of course not.  The straight world has been telling us to screw ourselves for years!

[NicholeW.]

And from what I have heard and read some transgendered people do exactly that, Claire. LOL

[Laura91]

  That is just naughty, nichole!! 

[Shana A]

two different people at different times

The semantics is "different times". Can you practice bisexually while you are heterosexual, I think not without being inherently promiscuous. To be clear a new word is needed to express the time. 

Plenty of bi people practice serial monogamy, one person at a time, either sex. When that relationship is over, another person, either sex. Just the way straight monogamists, only difference is either gender is possible.

Z

[tekla]

Real people need to be protected from marriage.

[Hazumu]

"Marriage isn't a word, it's a sentence"

"Marriage is a great institution, but who wants to live in an institution?"

[lisagurl]

serial monogamy

Again semantics, without a time factor the word monogamy can mean for life. English tends to allow things to be very vague when it suits an individual's purpose. That way you can lie and tell the truth at the same time. The factor that mono means one and bi means two leaves very little doubt to some moralists, that do not play the semantic game.

Posted on: June 08, 2008, 04:11:10 PMIt would be hard for some straight people to apply monogamy to a straight person that over a life time had a string of relationships even if it is serial. Many people believe monogamy means you stop looking for a new partner and believe you are going to stay with the one you have for the rest of your life.