posted on August 8, 2005 06:35:21 PM new
.....to another straight guy.
Sorry to dissapoint Linda, but this is not "another gay thread"
I say why not. Straight couples do it all the time. And these guys are straight.
Bill Dalrymple, 56, and best friend Bryan Pinn, 65, have decided to take the plunge and try out the new same-sex marriage legislation with a twist -- they're straight men.
"I think it's a hoot," Pinn said.
The proposal came last Monday on the patio of a Toronto bar amid shock and laughter from their friends. But the two -- both of whom were previously married and both of whom are still looking for a good woman to love -- insist that after the humour subsided, a real issue lies at the heart of it all.
"There are significant tax implications that we don't think the government has thought through," Pinn said.
Dalrymple has been to see a lawyer already and there are no laws in marriage that define sexual preference.
"We heteros haven't done a great job with marriage as it is," Pinn said.
They want to shed light on the widespread financial implications of the new legislation and are willing to take it all the way.
There are obvious tax benefits to marriage, they said, but insisted they don't want their nuptials to insult gays and lesbians.
"I disagree with the government getting involved with what people should and shouldn't do," Dalrymple said. "Stay out of the bedrooms."
Words of warning came from Toronto lawyer Bruce Walker, a gay and lesbian rights activist.
"Generally speaking, marriage should be for love," he said. "People who don't marry for love will find themselves in trouble."
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
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President George Bush: "Over time the truth will come out."
President George Bush: "Our people are going to find out the truth, and the truth will say that this intelligence was good intelligence. There's no doubt in my mind."
Bush was right. The truth did come out and the facts are he misled Congress and the American people about the reasons we should go to war in Iraq.
posted on August 8, 2005 06:43:32 PM newThere are obvious tax benefits to marriage, they said, but insisted they don't want their nuptials to insult gays and lesbians.
No not to gays and lesbians....just make a mockery of the institution of marriage....that's not a concern to them.
"I disagree with the government getting involved with what people should and shouldn't do," Dalrymple said. "Stay out of the bedrooms."
But as they admit....it's not all about their bedrooms. This, they admit, is about taxes. And almost every taxpayer will be affected by this type of nonsense, money wise, if they get as many to join them as gays/lesbians have.
They're attention seekers.....and fools.
"Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy. This is their essence." --Ann Coulter
And why the American Voters chose to RE-elect President Bush to four more years. YES!!!
posted on August 8, 2005 06:50:10 PM newThey're attention seekers.....and fools.
Just like all the straight couples that have gotten married on any of the "marriage themed" reality shows here in the States over the past 5 years.
Perhaps you are starting to believe me when I say it is you straight people that have ruined marriage.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
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President George Bush: "Over time the truth will come out."
President George Bush: "Our people are going to find out the truth, and the truth will say that this intelligence was good intelligence. There's no doubt in my mind."
Bush was right. The truth did come out and the facts are he misled Congress and the American people about the reasons we should go to war in Iraq.
[ edited by logansdad on Aug 8, 2005 07:49 PM ]
Caroline