The one-question quiz.
Friday, February 1st, 2008
With everyone and their grandmothers getting their panties in a wad over whether or not gay marriage (or even civil unions) should be allowed, it’s always interesting to survey the gay community to determine levels of interest. While for some it’s a crucial issue that demands daily recognition and daily efforts to force the gay rights movement forward, for others it’s just a passing point of interest, sometimes degenerating into downright apathy.
The problem is that the importance of gay marriage doesn’t sink home for many people because we tend to think “I can’t, so why bother worrying about whether or not I would?” So rather than ask whether one is interested in fighting for gay marriage rights, instead ask: if you could legally marry, would you?
If gay marriage suddenly became legal in your state/province/country/incorporated territory/that freaky monkey shack where you live, would you get married?
(a) In a heartbeat. My partner and were already thinking about it.
(b) Yes, if I had someone I wanted to marry.
(c) Yes, but only to spite people who were against it.
(d) Maybe. I’m not sure, or I’m at a stage in my life where I can’t
really think of things like that.
(e) Not in a million years. Marriage freaks me out.
(f) No, although I’d support others who did.
(g) God, Adri, your default answers always suck so much. I have
another response and I’ll elaborate in the comments.
(h) I’m not gay or bi, so this doesn’t really apply to me since I’m
allowed to marry whom I please (although that’s not going to stop
me from sharing my opinion on it in any way at all).
I think I’ve already made my answer quite obvious: somewhere between e and f. I’m happy for anyone else who wants to get married, but me? Never going to happen. My knuckles are too thick to get a properly-sized ring on and off anyway. (Yeah, yeah, I know, men always have an excuse, no matter how lame. I think fear of marriage is hardwired into our DNA.)
What about you? Got the itch to get hitched?
gay marriage, civil unions, ball and chain, two balls and a rather short lead line, tying the knot…with your tongue, I’m just making up tags
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