08-15-2004, 11:58 PM
As some may or may not know, I live in the Netherlands, the first country to officially allow gay marriage. At first, there was some resistance but the people quickly adopted it. Now homosexuals are seen as quite normal. Nobody is surprised when they see 2 people of the same sex walk hand in hand, etc. We have the Gay and Pink parade, which are quite fun to see. At some point, you no longer see homosexuality as a bad thing. By now, 2 nephews of mine came out of the closet. I doubt they would have if the bias on homosexuality was still in place.
Mind that homosexuality RARELY means a person is a faggot/travestite, most homosexuals are 100% normal people like you or me except that they feel attracted to the same sex. I think I know over 12 homosexuals who freely admit it, most at school. Normal people like me.
Religion remains a problem in some countries, I guess. Of course, religious organizations (including religious institutions such as the church) disapproved. However, In the Netherlands a lot of people had already turned away from the church. I am not going to debate how or why. Without an oppressive church (if I may say so) trying to block the legalization, there wasn't much opposition at all.
Ultimately, I am happy we accepted homosexual marriage. These people deserve to be as happy as any other, and marrying is something more than the earlier named tax advantages and all that.
Mind that homosexuality RARELY means a person is a faggot/travestite, most homosexuals are 100% normal people like you or me except that they feel attracted to the same sex. I think I know over 12 homosexuals who freely admit it, most at school. Normal people like me.
Religion remains a problem in some countries, I guess. Of course, religious organizations (including religious institutions such as the church) disapproved. However, In the Netherlands a lot of people had already turned away from the church. I am not going to debate how or why. Without an oppressive church (if I may say so) trying to block the legalization, there wasn't much opposition at all.
Ultimately, I am happy we accepted homosexual marriage. These people deserve to be as happy as any other, and marrying is something more than the earlier named tax advantages and all that.
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