I'm sorry, but this is just wrong. Everyone should be able to enjoy a membership at the Nat, and no more than you should ban a certain race or enthnicity, should you pass judgement on who can use the facility. Sad and archaic. Get with it CF!

If the married couple has the proper documentation. Then they should get the family rate. That simple. Not matter the gender.

To be fair, no one is banning anyone. But the difference in these two paying as individuals versus family is $130/year. The cost of the scum bag-er attorney to issue an opinion had to be three times this amount, at least! So the options were- take their $610 for a family membership or spend thousands fighting the ACLU. My God, one of these guys risked his life for us and this is the thanks he gets? Despicable!

I think we need to see what the law is and then be obedient to whatever that law is. In the interim we need to be still and respect that it is being looked into.

It doesn't matter if it legal or illegal. They were married legally so why is it such a problem? There is no reason to tell a MARRIED couple they cannot do a family pass. T shouldn't matter if they are gay straight black white ect.. They are married, and legally married. So I don't see the issue, other than ignorant and judgmental people. Let people live their life how they want , get over your selves! Honest to god.

What is this country coming to? We take God out of our schools and now we have increase in violence and bullying rampid in them. We try taking God off our money and we are suffering from one of the worse economical crisis our country has faced. If we go taking God out of our morals and marriage....what do you think will happen? We have got to start standing and saying no somewhere. This should not be allowed.

My family has an annual membership at the Nat and they have many outdate and poor policies. They need to rethink a lot of how that place is ran.

Marriage is between one man and one woman. PERIOD. We must keep God in this...that is how He defined marriage!

Other gyms in the area recognize same sex couples as married, so I don't see what the big deal is. I see this as being an archaic law that needs to be changed. Someday same sex marriage will be legal all over the US and what is going to happen then? I don't see what it hurts to change the policy. It is discrimination.

If any of you consider yourself a Christian than you would know what the answer to be..it has nothing to do with legality or being judgemental or any of the other things mentioned. We have let our country go to Satan because we want to be politically correct. Well I'm telling you now, political correctness is what has ruined our country and has created this moral deprived society that we live in. Yes we should love everyone...that is what we are commanded to do but God did not say we should condone that which is against his teachings. We keep going down this road that we are on then we are no better than animals. Stop and think, people. When our country was ran with the foundation that our forefathers put into practice ...we were a great country. Now we are just a country that doesn't stand for anything.

There's no excuse for this sort of discrimination, period. Couples with a valid marriage license or partnership to sprove their domestic partnership should be recognized as such. If you've been playing along, you'll have noticed that NOTHING in state law would prevent this gym from extending family memberships to same-sex couples, whether they choose only to offer it to those who were legally married elsewhere or go with some of metric.

State law is NOT the point here, just a convenient distraction that the opposition is using as an excuse. The point is that our hometown city gym writing discrimination into its policies, & we should all be ashamed of it. Cuyahoga Falls is better than this, & this story is quickly becoming a black mark upon our city. This would be so easy to resolve - if only the mayor & City Council would look beyond their own bigotry.

This is just making CF look like an intolerant place to live. No thanks.

Wonder if the NAT would deny a straight couple that had a marriage license from another state

Look at what happened back in the summer with Rockin' on the River and the Mayor's obvious distaste with hoodlum children who dressed differently. This is a case of the city of Cuyahoga Falls and the mayor discriminating against what they don't agree with as "normal". The longer I live in this city, the more I hate it.

Religious views don't belong in the law, eh? What do you people think this country was founded on? What morals do anyone have anymore? We pat every other religion on the back and say, "Welcome to our Country! We are not bias here! All religions are welcome and we will do everything in our power not to offend you.....Well, unless you're Christian, then you're just racist." This country was founded and based on Judeo-Christian principles and is rapidly going town the toilet financially and morally since religion has been on your attack.

The nat should be a place for physical fitness not to debate whether or not one is legally married or how sexual orientation is played out in family structure!

Right on Chris!!!! FINALLY people are getting it!!

Let them join as a married couple!

Every person has the rite to be treated fairly and equally...no matter what race,creed,color,sexual orientation or SAME SEX MARRIAGE. I have joined a gym with my sons that promotes equality.

Kristina, Separation of church and state is not a law. Know of what you speak. It was only mentioned in a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to the Banbury Baptists in 1802. It gets so much hype from people, like yourself, people start thinking it is somewhere written into our constitution. Study harder.

I was looking forward to finally getting a membership after all this was resolved but the Mayor's persistence to try to fight this is revolting. There isn't a law preventing it. It says it right there yet he still isn't ready to take that step. Perhaps he has hopes for a presidential run and doesn't want something like this to come back to haunt him.

Man, news from Cuyahoga Falls is bumming me out. This shouldn't even be an issue-- they're legally married, they should get the pass. I don't believe heterosexual couples have to pass a stronger marriage validity test than that...

Too many people speak out of their ignorance. Based upon personal experience, I see the need for others to embrace diversity and show tolerance towards EVERYONE so people can live true to themselves. For example, my ex was influenced by society to marry a woman, have children, and lead the heterosexual lifestyle, only to come out as a gay male later in life and divorce. What if that ended up being the outcome of your marriage? Trust me, it is not desirable. Therefore, the ideologies behind many of the comments on here hold absolutely no water with me. What people do in their bedroom, whether it is a heterosexual or homosexual couple, is none of my business. Making it your business by saying these individuals should not be acknowledged as families is just weird. Why should you care what someone does in his or her bedroom? I find this very odd.

I am in my late forties, a devout Christian and have a close spiritual relationship with God. I can rest assured that God would not appreciate bigotry, or hatred, toward any of his creations. Get with it people, as ignorance is no longer an acceptable answer.

Oh, and Kate. Those clauses you're referring to were added long after our forefathers founded this country. You may want to read a book yourself?

So if you want to promote equality? Does that mean the Nat should start allowing sex offenders etc in too? It's funny how people want to use "equality" as a means to an argument but forget about it when it doesn't convenience them ....

To say that because a Christian holds to their beliefs and does not want to institutionalize acceptance of same-sex marriage makes them judgmental is totally incorrect. We are commanded to love all and not to judge. But, we can't make our own rules or be silent in the face of an afront on God's word. That would make us hypocritical and not loving to allow somene to not hear the truth we know. Laws are laws because of morality and morality largely comes from ones belief system i.e. faith and religion. The duly elected legislature, acting on behalf of the people they represent has decided that marriage is defined as heterosexual in Ohio. The state, city and its agencies are under no obligation to recognize otherwise. I harbor no malice toward same-sex couples, I do not hold their sin differently than mine. But, we are a nation of laws, based on our morality, which in large part is from the Judeo Christain faith. I speak out against this family membership not to judge, but to love. I show this love by letting the truth be known. The truth is not relative, and it is no less true because some don't want it to be. It is simply the truth of the word of God by which the founding father's of this nation subscribed. Separation of Church and State was never intended to take God out of anything but to make sure He was able to be included in everything. Only man and those elevating themselves to Godlike status assume the authority to do differently based on personal preferences.

I do not understand your argument, Michelle. We are discussing sexual orientation, not sex offenders. (There are straight sex offenders. Should we, as heterosexuals, be banned from the Nat., too?) Your ability for a higher level of thinking is clouded. I am finished.

Yes the Nat could just change it's policy but instead go by what the State of Ohio recognizes as Law. So do a lot of other gyms in Ohio. If you do not like the Nat policies then simply do not go there. They are not telling you you can't work out there they are just following there policy. Companies do have the right to there own policy and you do not have to like it or use it. That simple. Make the change at the State level or go after every gym with the same policy.

And the Nat. Never said they couldn't join, people. They just can't join ad a couple. So their rights are not being descriminated upon. If the Nat said they couldn't join period. Then that would be descrimination.

How can they legally deny equal access to a legally married couple? Ohio law doesn't allow them to marry (we need to fix that) but it doesn't forbid equal access. The Nat is a public facility; they don't have a legal defense to refuse.

Michelle, you aren't even close to what it's all about! Sex offenders, really? You my dear are ignorant! I am heterosexual, married with three children. I am appalled that you would even place that as an argument to the issue, STUPID! They just want to use the facility where the Distict of Columbia ( D.C.) issued their marriage license to recognize their rights as a family, after all, this is where our politicians conviene and pass laws! It's not about ones morals, it's about their rights! You may have a child that will by no choice of yours could be gay, how will you feel then? Stop loving them? Then you can't be Christian! Get a grip, it's a gym membership, not a brothel!

I throw so-to-speak my religious views into the mix because it is a part of why I believe the Ohio law should be upheld. And, I'm not discriminating against anyone. Let them join, just not as a family. As far as interpretation of God's words, I don't know how you could read the Bible and come up with something different about same-sex relationships. It is very clear how God feels about this. To say that we must separate our belief system from public policy is ludacrous. Public policy is nothing but what we believe. I am a citizen of CF and have a belief system that guides my decisions on support of the city's various policies. Disregarding that is totalitarianism and discriminatory. Who's being judgmental now?

"I'm not discriminating against anyone. Let them join, just not as a family"

How is this not discrimination, though? How is not recognizing their marriage as valid NOT discrimination?

"As far as interpretation of God's words, I don't know how you could read the Bible and come up with something different about same-sex relationships. It is very clear how God feels about this."

It is very clear to YOU how God feels about this. Surely you understand that not everyone is a Christian and not everyone believes the same things you do. Perhaps this isn't the country for you.

"Who's being judgmental now?"

Still you.

I'm so disheartened by this display of discrimination. Apparently we really didn't learn anything from the civil rights movement. What is even sadder is the amount of people defending this as a 'moral' decision. I don't know about your Christian church but mine (Catholic by the way) taught me to accept ALL people and that it is not my job to judge others. This couple's marriage IS legal, we don't have to have the same law in Ohio as DC (although I think we should), but we should be expected to at least honor the differing laws within our one country. I end by asking the city of Cuyahoga Falls and the Natatorium to update their regulations and expand their definition of 'family'.

It should be clear from previous comments that I don't judge anyone. And I don't hold myself above anyone. I do stand on the right in this nation to proclaim the truth which is not dependent on my interpretation and cannot be morally relative to each individual. It is a unilateral standard set by God and just because you don't believe it doesn't mean it's not the truth. Ohio has the right to not recognize this relationship because it is contradictory to our law. I respectfully request the City Council and Mayor's Office to uphold our law and not allow this attack on the definition of family to proceed. I wish all here, detractors included, much peace and hope that you are all able to someday find the joy that I know through acceptance of His forgiveness and a committment to live your life according to His will as expressed in His Word. Not mine or anyone elses.

I feel bad that so many people have such a secular world view of this. I think we hear so much about relative topics relating to discrimition, riacism, and civil rights that people are afraid to stand up for what they believe, and even good Christians stray from the truth in the Word of God because it makes sense to the world. They choose to 'interpret' what is easiest for us to live with and not be chastised. And of course, most of us know a gay couple or individual, and when you try to tack on your 'moral compass' it is harder because they are our friends and loved ones. I can love those friends of mine, very very much - just does not mean I have to agree with their lifestyle choices. That absolutely does not make me a bigot or any other word you choose to call me. Richard, Michelle, hang on to what you know to be the truth....and bless to our understanding the reading of His Word.

Kate and all, this is a social issue. It is 100% personal by one's interpretation of legal marriage. No one is being denied membership to the Nat. The constitution of the state of Ohio has defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman. The nat should honor that law and honor the view of marriage that founded this great nation and other great civilizations throughout history. What is sad is that this social issue is be forced upon our culture, so based upon your beliefs, religion or otherwise, is very pertinent to the writing of the law. No one is denying anyone the right to live their life as they choose. We need to stand up for what is right...marriage is one of those things. People's religion/belief system are what is keeping this issue the way it is in the State of Ohio...its been on the ballot I believe.

So I guess what you're saying is that you don't like gays or lesbians? So when you shower in a gym are you so paranoid that a lesbian is checking you out? What about all those lesbians that go to the nat and shower now...how does that have ANYTHING to do with marriage? You don't even make any sense!

Adult in the room here. Folks, our terms of use require you to use your real name, not a few initials or a nickname. Please comply with our rules.
It's a great debate going on with lots of different viewpoints, but please conduct yourselves as if you were a guest in somebody else's living room. Thanks!

Some of you have waaaaay too much time on your hands!

Hello everyone. I've had to delete a few posts that weren't very tactful. Thank you for contributing your opinions so far, and please continue to do so in a respectful manner.

As a child that was raised in the falls with gay parents who were together until my dad passed a few years ago 27 years, this is completely ridiculous, it still brings money to the city and beyond that we are in the 21st century. Who has the right to determine what a family is? I was raised by 2 gay men who gave me everything including discipline, taught me self worth, and also to fight for what I think is right. God loves us all no matter the race,gender, or sexual orientation I was taught to treat others with respect, we have soldiers hiding who they are from this government, fighting for this very freedom, the divorce ratio amongst straight couples is double that of gays and after my parents being together 27 years they still couldn't marry, this goes far above a Nat membership, this is about equal rights across the board... Despite the facts I have a friend who her and her boyfriend and their child hand a family mrmbership but they are not married it seems

The Nat picks and chooses as they see fit, I smell a nasty lawsuit coming and I know who I will stand behind!

Some of you have waaaaaay too much time on your hands!

Kristen, I never said they were out to grope or assault anyone that would be illegal and immoral, and for some one saying they were comfortable in exibiting them selves in that type of setting as a straight person. Well...I would have to question your views. but like I said. If that's your thing then great. I wish you happiness. But (i and a lot of straight folks) Do not wish to put on a show. and this is about the same sex folks tring to warp marriage onto something its not. I have been happly married for 30 years and it is to a person of the opposite sex. Just like it should be. And.. it is only "Adam and Eve" that can have procreation and offspring to perpetuate our species on this planet like nature intended and to do so in MARRIAGE. It's Not Adam and Steve. Or Amanda and Eve. So why say they are married in the first place when they are not.. and can not be. That's not only a lot of folks view its the laws of man and nature. (and we won't mention religion)

Kristina, please read about the cities of Sodam and Gomorrah. You may be shocked

I'm not discriminating against any one! My complaint is THESE people who want to shove "their" beliefs down the rest of our necks and MAKE us respect their ways while tramping all over ours. I'm straight. Do I go into a gay city and try to force my views? NO! SO DON'T DO IT TO MINE!

"Folks, our terms of use require you to use your real name, not a few initials or a nickname. Please comply with our rules. " -Falls Patch

My mom and her friend moved in together as friends due to financial issues. Also with the woman's 2 children and they also are denied to get a family pass. They both pay rent and signed a lease to live in a house in cuyahoga falls yet they cannot get a family pass. Married or not married they live in the same household. Truely not right. When questioning the city they're concerns we're completely ignored.

you could say that but when both of their names are signed on the lease they have legal documents that puts them under the same household. they both pay to live in the same house. I do see what you're saying... I could understand if I lived here and wanted my friend to get a pass with me just to save money, but she lived in another city, that would not be right. but they pay to live in the same house same city. why should they be separated fr everyone else?

Tara I agree but there will always be exceptions, I used to live in an apartment with 2 other people and all our names were on lease that didn't make us a family. There have been many people caught lying about being a family, living in the city to get city rate, for just about everyone that has a legit complaint there are ones trying to scam the system. Again thats why there are policies, once you start doing it by an individual bases you open yourself up to well ou let them do it why not us.

I'm not going to argue about it because it's not my choice. I believe it's all wrong. & My main concerns is people of the community have a problem/concern. (Mind you this happened nearly a year ago before this all broke out) and they go to the city and state their concerns and are completely ignored. Common courtesy would be to at lest reply with a respectful no.

I have watched this unfold throughout the day. This issue is causing a huge moral divide in our nation and now in our community. It is divisive. So who is causing the division? Who is pressing this? Who is making this an issue? The LGBT agenda is forcing this issue, making it a divisive topic. Marriage does not need to be redefined. Marriage needs to be honored. Cannot good people of this awesome community not stand up for something as wholesome as marriage? Those defending marriage are not bigots or haters. Those defending marriage are simply defending the institution of marriage back to its origins. Marriage is a worthy cause to be defended. It is something we should be united on. We need to hold on to some good things in our society, this is one of them. If the city of Cuyahoga Falls caves in to pressure and bullying it will be a huge injustice! We need to stand united for marriage - one man with one woman. That is the will of the people of the State of Ohio! It is also the will of God...but I have noted many of you arguing fail to recognize His authority!

If you want to stand tall for marriage, then you do so...but we who believe that the policy is wrong will also stand up for what we believe in. It is not just a LGBT issue, the policy discriminates against other types of families as well. Not every person in Ohio believes in God.

Everyone please take a look at the Ohio Constitution and the marriage amendment...we need to honor the law of the land. Additionally, everyone please research and discover the motto of our State. This may help us all place our focus where it needs to be...returning to God!

Listen, this is for all you people talking about God and bringing your religion (which i will safely assume is based on fear, as most organized religion is) into this conversation. Doesn't "God" love all his "children?" How do you answer that question? Step outside of your religious babble for two seconds, stop capitalizing the 'h' in him and actually give me an answer. What are gay people doing to marriage that bothers you so much? How does it hurt you? How does it affect your day to day life? Why can't you just be happy, accepting, and loving of all other people the way "God" wants you to? You religious people always use your psycho babble bull because you're too scared to say anything else. It's really pathetic.

Okaaaay. Well, thank you for proving my exact point.

Glad you asked. God is love. Love cost Christ His life. Christ came as an atonement for our sin. All sin. God's ways have always been best for the world, but we rejected God and His ways. This is what is happening here. We are rejecting God. This rejection of God is ultimately why God had to make a way for us. God loves us so much that He made a way for us to know Him. But sin had to be dealt with. Jesus paid for our sins...an act of love. But for us to remain in sin, condone sin, or accept sin is an insult to the love of God. This has nothing to do with fear but everything to do with true love - The love of God. I do not expect those who do not know God to understand. For only in Christ does it become clear. But Christ said, "Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand." This is all about love. As for being a child of God. Not everyone is a child or son of God. We are all sons of Adam...or mankind. We are all sons of sin. Only through Jesus, the second Adam do we become children or sons of God. So it is embracing Christ and following Him...placing our faith in Him that one becomes a child of God. Again, I am not expecting you to understand this. It is my hope that someone through this writing will come to Christ and to live for Him. Turn form sin and Trust in Christ through faith. John 3:16 says, 'For God so loved the world that He sent his Son, whoever believes in Him has eternal life." Read John 3:17-18...those who reject Him condemn themselves.

And also, thank you for not answering a single one of my questions. I kind of assumed you wouldn't be able to.

Adam C Miller. My parents loved a writer named Ian Fleming who pened a few books in the early 1950's. Called James Bond (ya. That one). My legal name is the letter "M". Who was a character in the books then the movies. As to the other 2 letters. That is my middle name and last name and I will not put the whole thing here. And as to Tristran. God Does love ALL the children of Christ. But Man is not God. And as to answer you question of what is it doing to the men and women who choose to be MARRIED and have children the way NATURE intended and that a CIVILISED country and its people choose to do. It's a slap to our face. So please. If you plan to have a war of whits. Please come armed next time.

Falls Patch policy...

Adam...imagine that a policy...just saying.

Leviticus 18:22 (KJV)
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

Nuff Said.

Speaking of which, who gets to decide which quotes from the Bible we put into practice and which we don't? Can I get on that panel? Seems like a fun job!

Its up to you. You have to answer for your life & choices.

Shane, I'm glad! Sometimes it feels like spittin' in the wind, but if I made you smile, it's all been worth it.

I think the last time I was in a court room someone put there left hand on a bible ... In god we trust.. I pledge allegiance to ... But leave religion out of it ...good luck ....Change the state law first then work your way down to the nat .. But the nat does need to change there description of the family plan.. But then they will complain about that...So

If this is about the money, I will gladly contribute to a fund that would pay for Veterans to use the Natatorium for free. But, if this is about advancing a political or sexual agenda, then he needs to either join another facility that has different policies, or become an entrepreneur and open his own fitness club. That is his promise to pursue happiness.
I know the American family has continued to struggle as the moral fabric of our society decays, but I will not willingly be apart of its further decline. If being "married" to a same sex partner is that important, then move to the state that offers that lifestyle recognition. (The 10th amendment gives Ohio the power to define marriage). But to wrongly accuse me and others that are trying to uphold America's traditional family values in the face of moral relativism as being haters, just does not hold water. Kristen seems to do a good job of reading the bible, but a not so great job in understanding and interpreting. If she understands the bible as she claims to, she would know that we are under a new covenant through Christ and that we are no longer under the Levitical law. So stop cherry piking verses and get to a bible based church where a Pastor and Sunday school teacher can help you know the truth in context.

I will be cancelling my family's membership to the Natatorium if they change their policy. Their are hundreds of gay couples in our area and many severely injured Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, and I have never seen an issue so minuscule get so much attention. We all have opinions and I am sick and tired of these people who are not even the ones involved or don't even live in the area, complaining and harassing our hard working city officials over an issue that is almost laughable. The Police officer standing post, because of some protest when my kids and I went swimming was the final straw. The Police and Mayor have better things to do. Take your vulgar, disrespectful minions somewhere else. Grow up and act like adults and stop crying over spilled milk.

The ONLINE POLL IS SKEWED, as someone apparently altered the percentages in a VERY short period of time. Get real!

Kate, sorry you still see it as being discriminatory. On a lighter note, truly, I would like to know where your blog is, as I saw someone mention it. I am appreciative of people who can state their views and have half a brain. Not to say that I don't disagree with you on some issues, but think its possible we may see eye to eye on others. Would like to see your blog. Sorry to go off the beaten path. Blessings.

Last time I checked this page was at 11:14pm. So between the hours of 11:15pm and 9:00am almost 1,300 people logged onto this page to vote no? Wow, I think we need to start a poll and find out how many citizens of Cuyahoga Falls suffer from insomnia because that seems like a ton of restless sleepers. This is a poll on a news website do not be discouraged it has absolutely nothing to do with the real issue at hand. All this did was allow people to badger back and forth with each other and spread their hate messages for the two minutes of fame they wanted. Some of the people on here should honestly be ashamed of themselves for the language they have used and putting individuals down. I am 22 years old and do not even speak the way many have on here towards another individual. What is this teaching your children? To bully and not like someone because they are not like you? Such a disgrace.

It's a friggin gym pass lol Shane, you guys should get a family pass, but I am in no position to say who is right or who is wrong! Valid points on both ends.

I have enjoyed watching this unfold. Things have been heated, but for the most part they have been civil. Somethings that have been written I totally disagree with. There are even some remarks that have been made supporting marriage as one man and one woman that I do not agree with the approach and delivery. But over all...I hope all realize this is not about being against something...it is about being for something. Is it bad to defend traditional family values that this nation was founded upon. I realize times have changed. I realize from a secular perspective this seems like the right thing to do. But can someone on the other side, supporting same sex marriage not acknowledge the same. Can you not see some validity in supporting marriage from a traditional perspective. I hope you can.

All they want is a family membership. Could they go to another gym, sure. Should they have to, no. This isn't about saving money on discount passes. This is about discrimination. From the way they were treated by the staff to the way the mayor is handling the issue. I find it very hard to believe that there is no way they could make accommodations, or figure out a way in their system to give them a family membership. You can quote the bible, you can bring up Ohio laws, but really in the end this is discrimination..and no amount of facts about laws, and quotes about Gods word could change my thoughts.

Maybe they should change there policies, maybe they should just do away with the family pass, the guest pass, the custodial pass and the city rate and just charge everyone the same price. Maybe they should also charge a sign up fee like other facilities. As far as the way they were treated by the staff unless you were there you have no room to talk and unless you have worked that job you have no room to talk. The staff there does they best they can and deal with a lot of ......., even Kate would have to agree with that! I for one am not for or against this issue I am just tired of the Nat bashing. Its simple you don't like it don't go there.

Well I'm taking this as an account from their story that I saw all on the news, on their Facebook page, change.org,.. they obviously wouldn't take this story to this level unless they felt discriminated against. I'm not speaking out against all those who are associated with the Nat, but the business itself.

Hey Wanda I had my 7 year old ( who attends a cf school by the way ) say the pledge of allegiance for me and it says one nation under God so make sure to quote all your dates correctly ... So I'm sure your now going to tell us when it was removed from our schools...

I've heard these guys do not even live in the city of Cuyahoga Falls. Why don't they go get their; "two minutes of fame" in the city where they live. Additionally, not one person could corroborate their story about the alleged employee who said their marriage; "wasn't considered real". Lastly, the scuttlebutt around town is that this was a very well planned media blitz to "bring awareness" to Ohio's "gay agenda". Channel 3 News has been contacted will multiple sources that can attest to this, they will be running a counter story in the coming weeks.

Where do we stand?
Against. Same-sex marriage isn’t legal in Ohio, so the Natatorium shouldn’t be pressured to change their operating procedures by a bunch of attention seeking non-residents. The residents of Cuyahoga Falls overwhelmingly support our mayor and the policies of taxpayer owned establishments throughout our great city. Stay away from my kids.

Your last sentence very clearly shows your ignorance and the reasons for your unfounded fear and prejudice concerning this issue. I wouldn't be surprised if you were at least partially responsible for the skewing and invalidating of this poll.

And Mj, please stay away from my kids. Your disgusting hatred and frayed morality of judgement and generalization of what you think "everyone" feels in Cuyahoga Falls is exactly why this backward community is deteriorating while new generations look to build their lives elsewhere. You sit and spew hatred masked as "religious morality" when in fact there is not one Christian element in that entire argument. The "gay agenda", of people desiring basic civil rights in this country, what this country was founded on, along with freedom of religion, also a constitutional element, is no one's place to be voting on. As I understand it, all Christians are in fact sinners. So before you go throwing any stones, why don't you take a look at yourself.

I am not religious. I never mentioned religion.

I am ok with same-sex couples being recognized as a familial unit. I am also ok with cohabitating opposite sex unmarried couples and same or opposite sex roommates being recognized as a familial unit.

However, the law in Ohio (which I voted against--it should have never been a constitutional amendment) says that the City has no legal obligation to recognize these couples.