[sonicl]

Originally Posted by Hip Priest

Of course a committed gay relationship should be accorded the same respect and rights as a married couple, if that's the question, but then so should any two people living together who sign a bit of scribbled paper saying 'we're committed'. I think marriage has a strict definition, ie The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife with the blessing of church and/or state. I don't think that two gay men or women can fulfil those criteria, I don't think we should change the definition of 'marriage' to fit, and to be frank I don't see why people are so bothered about marriage - what actually matters is a commitment to a life-long loving relationship, and in that context it doesn't matter to me if two people are straight or gay, sexual or platonic, male or female or mixed or whatever.

The issue should be that authority should respect the fact that two people have a shared commitment to each other. 'Marriage' is just a way of government and church enforcing their rules upon your relationship, so f*** marriage.

One of the best posts EVER on this board.