# GAY MARRIAGE JUST PASSED IN NY STATE

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**Created:** [June 24, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gay-marriage-just-passed-in-ny-state/259093 "2011-06-24T19:31:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gay-marriage-just-passed-in-ny-state/259093/109 "2011-06-25T08:07:42Z")

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> [@Official NHL Trade deadline thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-nhl-trade-deadline-thread/43281/47):
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> I definitely don’t feel it’s a choice, do I have any “test studies” or actual research on the subject? No
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> But, if it was a choice, why choose that route when there is so much stigma involved with it socially? Also, how would explain the guys that get married and have kids only to find out later that they are gay? They chose to marry a woman because of social norms even though they were/are attracted to men.
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> And cossey, you spout off on this subject like you have dedicated your life to researching this, when in fact your knowledge is based on one experiment, covered in one class you took. All research can be biased.

I just think people underestimate the power of choice. Maybe gayness is because of a chemical imbalance, but there is choice involved as well. I think too many gays use the “chemical imbalance” as an excuse so they feel they do not have to explain everything.

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