I’m asking the question “can homosexuals actually be married” because I think there is great confusion about the term marriage itself. The subject is highly politicized and both the pro same sex marriage people and the anti same sex marriage people, in my opinion, have not recognized the real issue with the whole concept of “gay marriage”.
Let’s consider the word marriage as a matter of language and it’s definition not being associated with people. Let’s take two railroad train cars for example. When these two cars are “coupled” they, in the real sense of the word are “married”. They have been married together by the act of coupling. The coupling here is mechanical since the rail cars are obviously not biological but none the less they are married by the act of having been coupled together by the mechanisms that were created for that purpose.
So with this concept of coupling and marriage in mind let’s apply the same rules of the language and the function to biological creatures and see how it works out. Let’s take two females and see if they can be married in the true sense of the word. Now I’m not suggesting that they can’t have a relationship but can they actually be married? The obvious answer is no since they lack the compatible anatomical parts in which to perform a coupling. Without coupling there is NO marriage since the word marriage itself dictates that the two entities must be coupled in order to be married. Hence, no coupling, no actual union – no marriage.
Now let’s consider the male. Here it’s a little different since it is possible for two males to couple but the question here that needs to be asked is is it natural or according to the natural scientific order. To most people the answer is obvious but let’s again use a more mechanical example. It is possible that a railroad car could be coupled to an automobile. a device could be rigged that would make that possible but obviously neither of these would function as it was meant to if this were done. Railroad cars are meant to be married to other railroad cars and can only function properly when the proper coupling device is used in the proper manner. In the same manner, even though two males can couple, it is obvious from a scientific-biological definition that the anatomical parts that are being used for this coupling of two males is not biologically (mechanically) compatible or correct. It is a forced and unnatural coupling. To deny this is to deny the facts of the human anatomy and the obvious functions that are naturally performed by the different parts of our anatomy. It’s like telling yourself that your hands are meant for walking and of course with practice humans can walk on their hands but they can’t do it continually or there will be physiological consequences that are harmful to the human body.
So I contend that even though homosexuals are fighting for the right to be married they, in fact, can never be married in the real sense of the word. That being said as far as I am concerned what two consenting adults do behind closed doors is their own business and not the business of the State or anyone else for that matter. In fact the institution of marriage has been primarily under the purvey of the church or of religion or in some cultures of their own rituals but this is all ceremonial and a ceremony does not make one married, as it were. It is not and should not be the function of government to say who can or who cannot be married. Those on the left and on the right are both wrong in that they want to use the power of the state to legitimize or to make illegitimate things that should be left to individuals. It’s called liberty and even God does not infringe upon it so who are we to think we have any right.
Many homosexuals want to be able to be considered legally married in order to be able to receive the same benefits as other married heterosexual couples and that’s where the rub comes in. I would contend that if the government were not sticking it’s nose where it doesn’t belong and had not started all these socialistic programs by robbing people of their income this would not be an issue because no one would receive benefits from the government. The redistribution of peoples hard earned money is ethically and morally reprehensible and has no part in a free society which, as any casual observer can tell, we are not a free society. So what about insurance benefits? As far as insurance benefits it would be up to insurance companies who would assess the risk to benefit ratios and determine if it was in their interest to insure such individuals as they do with any proposed insured. The last time I checked that’s the way insurance works but if insurance companies are forced to insure high risk individuals because of political pressure or by law then they should and would have to insure all high risk individuals which would then cause everyone’s insurance rates to escalate enormously. After all insurance companies are in business to make money are they not?
Again, marriage as an institution is not the business of the state. It should not be a political tool for either side of this issue and even though many of us believe that homosexuality is wrong and against nature, there is really nothing we can or should do about it. People should be free to make their own choices about their own bodies whether or not the culture, government or society believes it is wrong. By the same token those who make such choices, whether it be drugs, homosexuality or any other vice (so called) have to live with the consequences of their choices and have no business expecting the government or anyone else to bail them out. That being said, I believe that even without the aid of government there are plenty of people who, by way of charitable organizations, churches or whatever who would come to their aid as they always have.
As for the original question, “Can Homosexuals Actually Be Married?” well many would say that’s a matter of opinion but is it really? For those who would say I’m homophobic or a bigot well, you have a right to your opinion as do I but you can say that eyes are for hearing and believe it in your heart of hearts but will that ever make it so? None the less I will fight for your right to believe it even though I’ll continue to try to convince you that it isn’t true but I will never use the power of government to dictate to you what you can or cannot do with your own body. It belongs to you and as long as you aren’t using it to harm others you may do with it what you will.
However, even if homosexuals do get the “legal” right of marriage they will, by the true definition of the word, never be married. It may be legal but it will never be legitimate as it would have to defy the laws of nature and plain old common sense.