IT’S SO LONELY HONEY IN THE STATE OF MAINE

[defrog]

That really scary gay storm that NOM told you was coming?

It’s now available in Maine and DC.

At least for now. The usual hand-wringing, legal challenges and gay millionaire conspiracy theories remain in play.

One new twist: it’s not just the usual suspects upset about this.

The polygamists are also complaining.

Apparently the law specifies that marriage is between two people. Not “two or more” people. And that’s not fair.

They have a point – although they also argue that this amounts to discrimination against bisexuals, and while it’s been said by people like Violet Blue that bisexuals don’t really get their due in the LGBT community, I’m not sure what that has to do with polygamy. Sure, I suppose it means you could marry one of each, but I’m fairly sure bisexual relationships don’t work on a quota system by default.

Bisexuality isn’t really a requirement for polygamy anyway, although it might help. Still, why not let three gays or three lesbians get hitched if they want?

So point taken: as long as we’re making marriage fair, why limit marriage to just two people?

To be fair, a couple of practical reasons do spring to mind.

One: getting gay marriage legalized is already an uphill battle as it is without getting Straight Christian America even more freaked out over polygamy (although ironically it’s the Mormons doing most of the freaking out – funny old world, eh?).

And two: it’ll make tax forms even harder to fill out.

Taking wives,

This is dF

Comments

[dinopollard.livejournal.com]

The tax issue is the main reason I'm against polygamous marriage. With gay marriage, there aren't any real effects on taxation.

Of course, if married couples no longer got tax breaks and the government took a complete stance of non-involvement with marriage in any way, shape or form, then I'd have no issue whatsoever with polygamous marriage.

[wickedsin.livejournal.com]

*pets the pretty pretty picture*

[def-fr0g-42.livejournal.com]

Okay, I admit it, the whole post was an excuse to post that picture. It's been sitting in my file since Iowa. :)