Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Closed Concept of ‘Spouse’
Kwame is completing groundwork ‘government’ forms. At “Marital Status” he smoothly ticks “Married”. At “Beneficiary” he smilingly scribbles “Spouse”, but slowly stops where he must provide a name. Kwame has affectionately cohabited with his Jo for five flourishing years now. They’ve built a life together, but now he cannot put his name down: Spouse: Richard Kojo etc etc.
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until the laws change...I am not for that.
ReplyDeleteNana Yaw, a good example of how discrimination can make our friends suffer. Why should the government care about whats in between the legs of the person you have chosen to spend your life with?
ReplyDeleteAnd for Nana, why are you not for equal treatment of cohabitants? It is not like any homosexual will b-e-c-o-m-e heterosexual in order to obtain government benefits. Lets promote the right to chose your life and who to love!
It is the humanright of people to live with whomever they wish. But let us end there.
ReplyDeletei'm for the changing of the law!
ReplyDeletethe law must change!
i should be able to marry another man if i want to. nothing should stop me.
these are matters that are purely personal and such choices must be respected.
i don't see the big deal about it.
Well the law is the law. No?
ReplyDeleteAgain- this is the story of someone close to me :(
ReplyDeleteHmm... this is such a sensitive matter, but untill the law recognises same sex pairings, nothing can really be done. They must continue to lurk in the dark.
ReplyDeleteHmm... this is such a sensitive matter, but untill the law recognises same sex pairings, nothing can really be done. They must continue to lurk in the dark.
ReplyDeletei suppose they could call it something other than marriage. maybe same sex couples can coin a new term for their union? perhaps that might bring an end to all the chaos! :P
ReplyDeleteHold up people. Can we address this one subject at a time? It will lead to disaster if we don't.
ReplyDeleteKwame wants to be able to make Jo his beneficiary. Let us amend the laws so that spouses are not the only legal beneficiaries. I don't see why sexual orientation & marriage should come in.
this is no good law!
ReplyDeletewe have had a law set by people out of their religious and other narrow biases that is just against the free will of people to choose!
i don't want to become gay (being straight is like being on top of the mountain for me), but if i'm gay nothing should stop me from marrying a lovely male partner!
As long as a choice, or orientation poses no harm to the chooser or other persons, that choice should be recognized as lawful or legitimate, at worst, not unlawful or illegitimate. The view of an unconfused liberal - me.
ReplyDeleteI acknowledge your comments, NFA, Kajsa, Kwame, Novisi, Myne, Raine, Lucci, Maxine, Mike, Kiz. Because I introduced this can of worms, I have decided to sit this out and learn from your very discerning comments. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI think 50% of guys are straight, others arent too sure or just plain scared to think about it.The greatest homophobes will be gay...if they could they would
ReplyDeleteInteresting one Nana Yaw. I can't see why Kojo (Jo) can't be a legal beneficiary but there is that law that makes their relationship illegal in the first place right? "Unnatural carnal knowledge" ?
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: 50% of guys are straight??? Lol, Do you have a reference for that? But I think I understand what you trying to say about homo-phobia ie fear of (the) gays...
It's just not natural. We were not meant to be that way. I understand if you are or think you are if there's a difference between both. But truth is that the mind is what the mind wills.
ReplyDeleteGhana needs not copy this also from the West. So I say, "Pray away the gay!"