LINK Iowa GOP Lawmaker Wants to Know Everyone’s Sexual Orientation Before Marriage | Val Wilde | Friendly Atheist | Patheos
What if you had to register your sexual orientation with the state in order to marry? And what if the orientation you chose was legally binding, such that you could be guilty of a crime or lose custody of your children for changing your mind?
An Iowa bill (Senate File 2130) proposes just that: Applicants for a marriage license would have to specify whether they are bisexual, heterosexual, homosexual, questioning, or “unsure.” (There’s also a blank to fill in for anyone who identifies outside of the listed options.)
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Wow, that is way more invasive than the questions our marriage licenses here in Hawaii. We just ask the gender of each marriage applicant and whether they will be bride, groom, partner or spouse. Nothing about sexual preferences other than that.
So, in Iowa, if this proposal passes, what if a person's sexual preferences change at some point after the wedding, would they then be found guilty of perjury? I don't think it's the state's business at all to ask questions like that. If they do, I hope they will be optional questions such as many of the questions Hawaii's application asks such as education level, ethnicity, etc.
Julie808
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Feb 22, 2021
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And here I thought Repub's were the party of smaller government that DIDN'T intrude on anyone's life. Guess not.
RussRAB
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Feb 21, 2021
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That is just a code for blocking anything proposed by a Democrat.
Republicans don't think the rules (or laws) should ever apply to themselves.
That prying little prick can keep his snout of my sexual orientation. What would he do if my sexual orientation changed after I became married?
Fuck him with a piece of rough-sawn 2"x4".
anglophone
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Feb 21, 2021
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Disgusting.....Pitiful....but nothing shocking anymore.
Even if some insane maniac ran up and down some street and killed everybody it wouldn’t be surprising anymore.
CuddyCruiser
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Feb 21, 2021
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What’s next? Penis size, age of first menstruations, plans for children, feelings about your mother in law. They can’t balance a budget or relieve homelessness, but they sure do take an interest in everyone’s personal lives.
Barnie2years
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Feb 21, 2021
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Then what times you went to the toilet, whether you shit or piss, or whether you sleep in a king size bed.
I believe it’s just a matter of time until they’re able to read minds.
@CuddyCruiser It is easy to read minds when you get people to think what you tell them to think.
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