Quote: wannabuyamonkey said: Marraige between a man and a woman, i believe, spans beond the individuals. It's a recognition that the two most disperate elements of humanity need each other that unless they can come to a truce they will be incomplete (I'm not speaking necesarily of individuals)
You can have this without a formal recognition of "marriage." And who in the world really views their marriage in this way?
Quote: I belive that governments position on same sex unions should be one of nutrality.
That's because of the side of the fence you're on.
Quote: Like it or not you ARE threatening to take something away from hetero-sexual couples and that is the uniqueness of thier relationship. I honestly think that if the homosexual community showed the hetero-sexual community real resect instead of masked distain, then i think they would make great bounds in thier fight for equality.
What in the world does this mean?
Quote: I would suggest that the homosexual community take a posture of "we recognise the uniqueness and importance of your relationships. What we ask is equal rights under the law and a footing to demonstrate the uniqueness and importance of our relationships.