What Same-Sex Marriage Rights Mean To Me
1. It means the freedom to love who you want without fear
2. It means equality for all
3. It means homophobia is that much closer to dying
If you want help in supporting, I am always here. Laws, religion, or anything else should not cause people to judge others, just love them.
My brother is opnely gay and married to man. He is a good man. He deserves freedom and equality.
You would not want someone to say to you that the partner your with is wrong - why must he endure it?
@AshleyTheHappyAthiest
I completely agree with you. Love implies feeling secure, happy, and being ourselves with the person we love. We should spend our life with someone who won't judge us for anything or for who we are. We're the ones who decide to spend our entire lives with the person we choose, and no religion or society should hinder us from leading a joyful life.
Let's remember to please stay professional, especially us on listener accounts.
We are allowed to debate, but let's keep the swearing and the unkind words to a minimum please
Thank you so much for reminding everyone of that @Bunnylovesyou
I know everyone here has good intentions, people just sometimes get carried away in the heat of the moment. But I 100% agree, as listeners it is our duty to remain professional and keep our cool when participating in this community.
Voicing your opinions is encouraged, but please think about what you're writing before hitting the post button as your words might just end up being immensely hurtful to someone else.
I hope you all have a lovely day/night 💜 Take care!
@Mahad2804
Agreed, I do not wish to have to flag anyone's forum post, because that's not fair.
Let's act mature and allow people to have their thoughts. Think before you post.
@AshleyTheHappyAthiest
Well said! And yet even here, in a supposedly safe space, there's plenty of people who question lgbt people's right to express their sexuality and feelings in a way that fits who we are. The fight for our rights is a tough one, but it's worth fighting it. We've gained so much through the years, and there's still an incredibly long way to go, but we'll get there one day. We might not be there to see it anymore, but we'll know we've done our part.
Thank you and everyone who fights for equality!
@Aayla
Can you message me?
@AshleyTheHappyAthiest I tried, but there's no Message button on your profile. Then I saw it says Teen on your profile while I'm an Adult listener, 7Cups does not allow chats between different age groups
You made my day thanks❤️
@Mahad2804
Your basically right in everything you just said.
Nothing has been said however that changes my initial posting.
@AshleyTheHappyAthiest
Thanks for acknowledging.
I don't know about you, but this was quite a bit of a learning experience for me. I had to read about quite a bit of stuff to respond to you and it's safe to say, I'm more knowledgeable then when I began. So thank you for engaging in this entire debate and helping me learn.
I never intended to change the views of your initial post, which is why I didn't respond to it. I responded only to a statement that I objected to and that's what this entire debate was about.
Once again, thank you for participating in this whole thing in good spirit. We may not see eye to eye but I enjoyed this encounter and am definitely looking forward to interacting with you again.
I wish you the best of luck in your listener journey ❤️
Hope you have a lovely day!
Hello everyone, if you notice a few posts from this thread have been removed, please understand that while we respect that all may not agree, the ensuing debate has detracted from the ultimate goal of these forums which is to provide a safe, supportive and judgement free space for our LGBTQ+ members who already struggle so much in other spaces. We understand that LGBTQ+ rights can be a topic that quickly becomes heated, and it's understandable when LGBTQ+ people often feel the need to fight for their right to simply exist. We appreciate that debate is an important part of learning, growing as well as opening hearts and minds but have determined this sadly is not the appropriate space for it.
Please remember we ask all posts keep in mind both the forum guidelines (here) and these LGBTQ+/MOGII Support subcommunity guidelines:
1) Be kind & open minded at all times!
2) Do not impose any beliefs onto another in any harmful way!
3) Please don't express judgments or attack anyone within the community!
4) Please respect each others gender, pronouns, sexual orientation, identities in general!
If you'd like to discuss this decision further please reach out to @Tommy or Forum@7cups.com