NYCartist, wrote: “I wonder why some people are so against same sex marriage, to the point of really upset?”

and PDXthinker added: ” I want to say they are just homophobic but there has to be more than just that.  What it is I don’t know.”

Perhaps they are upset because they view gay men as mocking the patriarchy; the idea of a man doing another man threatens their sense of The Natural Order. They’ll often cite its being against nature, but that’s rubbish because it occurs in all species of mammalia. I’ve read some interesting stuff about that, and recommend it for googling if you’re interested. 

The patriarch must subjegate a female, and makes most decisions for the family, which “should” include children because it’s all about over-populating the planet. How dare two guys hook up and avoid years of sleep-interrupted nights, dirty diapers, family entertainment and a nagging wife? Years of quiet desperation, self-sacrifice.

Another thought about why - many straight men are not terribly thoughtful or civilised (sorry). Probably they’ve had same-sex attraction and perhaps a brief sexual incident with a close male friend in early adolescence, and they are ashamed of it because Christianity preaches hatred, mostly. Suddenly two men appear who are obviously a couple, and all those old emotions, never resolved, percolate to the surface.

Many in society also live in fear that someone else is having a better time than they are. It drives lots of guys crazy, seeing a single man driving a sports car when they’re stuck with two screaming brats inside the SUV.

Very interesting topic.

(Ah, now I get it.)  I want to say they are just homophobic but there has to be more than just that.  What it is I don’t know.

I wonder why some people are so against same sex marriage, to the point of really upset?

NYCartist:  Because they believe all should have equal rights.

Why do some people get so upset about same sex marriage?

Funny stuff.  People aren’t worried about what gay marriage will do to the community, they honestly believe marriage is between a man and a woman recognized by god.  But this isn’t the whole story, we do not live in a theocracy in America and therefore we cannot make laws and distinctions based on religious beliefs.  Marriage is bewteen any two people who love each other, simple as that.  If two people want it recognized by god then they are free to do so.