You Think that Same Swx Marriage is Issue? You Haven't Seen Nothing Yet
Mar 17, 2013 20:00:45 #
While were debating the issue of same sex marriage, it become apparent that most people are not even aware of a related issue: Intersexual people. The fact is that there are really more than just two sexes, so the marriage issue is even more complex that most people knew. Intersexual people, born with characteristics of both male and female are a reality. This condition can range from subtle hormonal and chromosomal a******lities to outward physical signs that the person is not clearly male or female. This is sometimes referred to asambiguous g*****lia or Hermaphroditus.
Traditionally, the medical response has been to channel these unusual but real people into being a male or female. This has been done medically, psychologically and surgically . One problem is that we, and the medical community have a poor understanding of the consequences of this approach. There may be implications related to t***s-sexuality , g****r confusion and other mental health issues, as well as same sex attractions.
Now before I go on, its important that I say that I am in no way saying that gayness can or should be explained in biological terms. Gay and lesbian people should be afforded all of the rights and respect of straight people regardless of biology. The point is only that SOME same sex attractions MAY be related to intersexual issues. There is so much that we dont understand.
Having said that, I want to call attention to the fact, that there is a growing community of intersexual people who reject the societal insistence that they identify as either male or female. In addition, there is a movement within the medical and mental health fields that supports that view and no longer rush to find a medical or surgical cure . Many now believe that there are as many as five different sexes-varying degrees of maleness and femaleness- and that those people should be allowed to be who and what they are without society putting a traditional g****r label on .
So, that brings us back to the marriage issue and who can marry who because, as the intersexual movement grows, this will surly come up. What will happen when an intersexual person, who refused to be pigeon holed into a traditional sexual category , wants to marry a male, or a female. What will happen when someone who is more male than female wants to marry someone who more female than male, but on some level they are of the same sex. You may laugh and ridicule this now, but mark my word, the issue will come up and it will have to be dealt with. I submit to you that the only solution is to allow any two people who want to marry each other to do so. Whats the big deal?
The big problem with the whole marriage debate is that we, as a society are confused about whether its a religious covenant or a civil/legal contract. That confusion stems from the strange arrangement that there is between government and religious institutions regarding how people are married. Couples must get a license from the state, then they have the choice of taking the vows in a civil ceremony or going to a cleric. Giving that authority to the cleric is a problem in a country where there is supposed to be separation of church and state. Now, I think that we can agree that for all people , it is a legal arrangement. Therefore all people should be married in a civil/legal setting. Then, if they want the blessing of their religion, they can have a separate religious ceremony. I believe that its done that way elsewhere. The word Marriage is universally understood to mean a certain thing. For instance, a gay person might be turned away from visiting their partner in a hospital because some ignoramus doesn't understand , or wants to believe that they have the same rights. Let's just get over it!
Traditionally, the medical response has been to channel these unusual but real people into being a male or female. This has been done medically, psychologically and surgically . One problem is that we, and the medical community have a poor understanding of the consequences of this approach. There may be implications related to t***s-sexuality , g****r confusion and other mental health issues, as well as same sex attractions.
Now before I go on, its important that I say that I am in no way saying that gayness can or should be explained in biological terms. Gay and lesbian people should be afforded all of the rights and respect of straight people regardless of biology. The point is only that SOME same sex attractions MAY be related to intersexual issues. There is so much that we dont understand.
Having said that, I want to call attention to the fact, that there is a growing community of intersexual people who reject the societal insistence that they identify as either male or female. In addition, there is a movement within the medical and mental health fields that supports that view and no longer rush to find a medical or surgical cure . Many now believe that there are as many as five different sexes-varying degrees of maleness and femaleness- and that those people should be allowed to be who and what they are without society putting a traditional g****r label on .
So, that brings us back to the marriage issue and who can marry who because, as the intersexual movement grows, this will surly come up. What will happen when an intersexual person, who refused to be pigeon holed into a traditional sexual category , wants to marry a male, or a female. What will happen when someone who is more male than female wants to marry someone who more female than male, but on some level they are of the same sex. You may laugh and ridicule this now, but mark my word, the issue will come up and it will have to be dealt with. I submit to you that the only solution is to allow any two people who want to marry each other to do so. Whats the big deal?
The big problem with the whole marriage debate is that we, as a society are confused about whether its a religious covenant or a civil/legal contract. That confusion stems from the strange arrangement that there is between government and religious institutions regarding how people are married. Couples must get a license from the state, then they have the choice of taking the vows in a civil ceremony or going to a cleric. Giving that authority to the cleric is a problem in a country where there is supposed to be separation of church and state. Now, I think that we can agree that for all people , it is a legal arrangement. Therefore all people should be married in a civil/legal setting. Then, if they want the blessing of their religion, they can have a separate religious ceremony. I believe that its done that way elsewhere. The word Marriage is universally understood to mean a certain thing. For instance, a gay person might be turned away from visiting their partner in a hospital because some ignoramus doesn't understand , or wants to believe that they have the same rights. Let's just get over it!
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