03-22-2011, 04:03 AM
I am not American. State and province designations of legal age are based on concepts of education and emotional maturity, which is not reasonable given that neither are standard nor universally accessible. I am in favour of 20+ as the legal age, increasing public education on responsible drinking, stricter guidelines for liquor advertising and convictions for drinking offenders.
It is only in the more conservative and/or religious societies that homosexual marriage is prohibited. So long as these societies have the capacity to influence state elections, marriage will be denied to homosexuals in that particular state. The very arguments that support marriage as a sacred institution between a man and a women also support same-sex marriage, unless fundamental human rights are ignored. Personally I don't differentiate between monogamous partnerships (whether marriage or de facto) as valid life choices for all individuals, regardless of sexuality.
It is only in the more conservative and/or religious societies that homosexual marriage is prohibited. So long as these societies have the capacity to influence state elections, marriage will be denied to homosexuals in that particular state. The very arguments that support marriage as a sacred institution between a man and a women also support same-sex marriage, unless fundamental human rights are ignored. Personally I don't differentiate between monogamous partnerships (whether marriage or de facto) as valid life choices for all individuals, regardless of sexuality.