NationStates Jolt Archive

After looking through the list of issues and seeing some that dealt with marriage but none that specifically dealt with homosexual marriage, I decided to write one. I'm not sure how good it is, but I figured I'd post here and people would be happy to tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Troubles Tying the Knot

Homosexual couples in @@NAME@@ are having trouble getting someone to perform a marriage ceremony and want the government to step in.

[option] “I’m gay, okay?” shouts frustrated promoter of equal rights under the law and longtime member of the Pretty in Pink Organization, @@RANDOMNAME@@. “Those of us who are attracted to members of the same sex are entitled to be locked into the chains of…uh…joined in holy matrimony just like the rest of you.” His erstwhile live-in partner chimes in, “So true, honey. We love each other just like other couples, and we deserve to be married just like them.”

[effect] men wearing pink tuxedos are often seen at marriage ceremonies around the nation

[stats] civil right increase, taxes increase slightly, government size increases slightly


[option] “I agree, but let’s go even farther,” advises your militant atheist cousin who happens to also be a lesbian, @@RANDOMNAME@@. “It’s not just the government that won’t perform marriage ceremonies for us, it’s also the religious organizations. We should make them perform marriages for us too. It’s only fair.”

[effect] religious organizations around @@NAME@@ begin violent protests

[stats] civil rights improve a lot for gays but go down for religious organizations, taxes increase slightly, government size increases slightly


[option] @@RANDOMNAME@@, a local curbside prophet known for his stern disapproval of what he labels “hanky panky” disagrees respectfully. “@#$* that!” he proclaims enthusiastically. “We can’t have those homos being allowed to disgrace the sacred institution of marriage by performing grotesque acts of immorality, and we should lock’em up if they try anything,” he adds while glaring at a passing gentleman wearing a suspiciously pink shirt.

[effect] the government of @@NAME@@ has recently passed strict legislation against “hanky panky”

[stats] civil rights decrease, taxes increase slightly


[option] “We don’t need to go to either extreme,” notes an oddly familiar elderly gentleman resting on a nearby park bench. “Just allow gays to have marriages, but call them something else… like “gay unions” or some such. Gays can have equal rights and marriage is still between a man and a woman. Everbody wins.”

[effect] same-sex marriages are now allowed and referred to as “gay unions” in @@NAME@@

[stats] civil right increase slightly, taxes increase slightly, government size increases slightly

VALIDITY

Not valid for nations that have already gotten the government out of marriage entirely and let people marry their cats if they want.

Well it seems well written except that all the effects result in higher taxes and in america at least married couples pay less taxes, so not sure how that works and why would keeping gays from marrying, which is already the situation raise taxes, it's just keeping the status quo. plus i don't really see why legalizing gay marriage would increase taxes aside from changing government forms to add the gay marriage box.

But actually all that is irrelevant as i'm pretty sure i legalized gay marriage in my ns already a couple of weeks ago. perhaps you've seen the issue that i had (sorry, don't remember the name) and this one is substantially different, but i'm not sure i see any major differences.

This issue is a lot funnier than usual. Just make the last effect worse.

This issue is a lot funnier than usual. Just make the last effect worse.

Well, I intended it to be funny...this is NationStates. ;)