US study shows gay marriage bans cause mental distress

AFP ^ | 3/1/06

[Always Right]

The head shriking profession declared this was the new normal.

I guess gays can't truely be happy until they are accepted by government. Go figure.

[brooklyn dave]

Oh give me a break. I know many gay couples who are reasonably content with the way their relationship is. Maybe they would like to see gay marriage legally recognized, but as far as the issue causing them personal psychological distress----well, I scratch my head on this one.

[LongElegantLegs]

"Lesbians and gay men work just as hard as heterosexuals do in creating and maintaining committed relationships, but they do not get the same tangible benefits."

Even when lesbian or gay couples create unsanctioned alternative families, they don't get the psychological or health benefits reportedly experienced by married couples, according to Herdt.

Having a marriage certificate will not fix what's wrong with them.

[FoxInSocks]

correlation ≠ causation

[GeorgeW23225]

I think "marriage" causes mental distress.

:-)

[weegee]

From Monty Python's Life Of Brian:

REG: Furthermore, it is the birthright of every man--

STAN: Or woman.

REG: Why don't you shut up about women, Stan. You're putting us off.

STAN: Women have a perfect right to play a part in our movement, Reg.

FRANCIS: Why are you always on about women, Stan?

STAN: I want to be one.

REG: What?

STAN: I want to be a woman. From now on, I want you all to call me 'Loretta'.

REG: What?!

LORETTA: It's my right as a man.

JUDITH: Well, why do you want to be Loretta, Stan?

LORETTA: I want to have babies.

REG: You want to have babies?!

LORETTA: It's every man's right to have babies if he wants them.

REG: But... you can't have babies.

LORETTA: Don't you oppress me.

REG: I'm not oppressing you, Stan. You haven't got a womb! Where's the foetus going to gestate?! You going to keep it in a box?!

LORETTA: [crying]

JUDITH: Here! I-- I've got an idea. Suppose you agree that he can't actually have babies, not having a womb, which is nobody's fault, not even the Romans', but that he can have the right to have babies.

FRANCIS: Good idea, Judith. We shall fight the oppressors for your right to have babies, brother. Sister. Sorry.

REG: What's the point?

FRANCIS: What?

REG: What's the point of fighting for his right to have babies when he can't have babies?!

FRANCIS: It is symbolic of our struggle against oppression.

REG: Symbolic of his struggle against reality.

[Shelayne]

Oh, cry me a river.

I feel upset just having to read that tripe. Where is the acknowlegement of MY feelings? After all, isn't it all about MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?

[weegee]

They believe that God sees them as living in sin if they are unmarried and having sex. Same sex marriage won't make that right.

[Gay State Conservative]

My sister-in-law's Grandmother used to own a house in P'Town
where she,my bother and the kids would spend time during the summer.They stopped going because of the debauchery that was on full display there...not wanting the kids to see it.

[presidio9]

Or in NYC, where my tax dollars are funding a gay public school but Senator Clinton is concerned that school vouchers will lead to Christian White Supremecist Prep.

[arthurus]

Anti drug legislation surely can be shown to cause mental distress. Anti pedophilia legislation the same.

[Soul Seeker]

Sounds like the post election trauma dems experienced after 2004.

My heart bleeds for them. [sarcasm]

[N. Theknow]

Bans on same-sex marriages inflict psychological trauma on gays and lesbians, a US study concluded.

why don't they just have a Pride march so they can feel good about themselves.

You know, a pride march where they dress up in outlandish costumes that accent their buttocks and cover their faces with masks and makeup so no one will recognize them.

[Always Right]

LOL, that pretty much sums it up.

[Plutarch]

The poor dears.

Remember when the University of Oklahoma wanted to be a college the football team could be proud of?

With the MSM, the purpose of the United States is for 98% of the population to strive for the psychological well-being of other 2%.

[arthurus]

Fictitious stereotypes??? The wrier is either a liar or a straight person who does not know more than one homosexual man and probably does not know hem very well. Lesbians are steady as contrasted to male homosexuals but only in that particular comparison.

[in hoc signo vinces]

An u r being overwhelmingly generous by giving the social deviants 2% of the US population...IMO.

[in hoc signo vinces]

Yep this gets a big WGAF!

[edcoil]

Two words.

Damn shame.