Arizona Poll: No gay marriage, but domestic partners deserve benefits
Arizona voters appear ready to constitutionally ban same-sex marriages -- but not much more.
A new statewide poll shows that 54 percent of registered voters questioned said they would vote for a proposal to define marriage as one man and one woman. Only 39 percent were opposed, with the rest undecided.
But the survey conducted earlier this month found that support for such an amendment dropped to only 33 percent if it also would deny benefits to the domestic partners of gay employees. That is the language that some groups hope to put on the ballot in 2006. (source)
I’ll keep my eye on this as it develops. Some of you know that I’ve been going to Arizona to spend Christmas with my in-laws. I love Arizona. I like that it’s warm in the winter and a nice place to spend the Christmas Season.
But, if the state passes a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay couples who live there access to marriage, I will no longer go to the state. In keeping with my tradition of putting my money where my mouth is, I will not support the state with my money in any way. I will not rent a car there. I will not pay for a hotel room. Nothing.
I realize that my little bit of money I bring into the state probably means little to them. But if we all did it, they would get the message. I can’t control other people and what they spend their money on, but I do have say about my money.
Some in the Arizona legislature would not only like to outlaw marriage for gay couples, but also civil unions. According to the poll, the majority of voters do not support that. We’ll see where it goes.
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I am the mother of a lesbian. I do not believe marriage should be defined as one man, one woman. How about between two adult partners who willingly enter in a loving relationship?? Arizona has more problems w/forced underage marriage why are we worried about who loves who? People say marriage isn't about sex but then how can they say that a marriage is only between a man and a woman? are they saying then that gay men and women can't/don't love the same as heterosexual people? HMMM, maybe they are right about that I've seen more heteros leave their relationship over illness & petty crap than I've seen homosexual relationships break up over trivial crap. The government needs to stay out of our bedrooms!!
I support gay marriage but if that cant be done, I support Domestic Partner Benefits. Being gay is not a choice and gay people have the right to form families just as straight people do. I just dont see how any rational human being can argue with that.