It will not undermine heterosexual marriages in any way- except you may have a few more women to fight for that perfect wedding dress ;P

In an interesting piece of news- when a state in America legalised gay marriage… they found there was an economic boom. As couples started getting married, they paid for permits, places, dresses, suits, shoes, food, flowers, tables, chairs, drinks, veils… it all added up. Not to mention honeymoons. It could actually do Australia some good in the same way… I mean, look at food. For example, a roast chicken, in particular. Someone raises the chicken, kills the chicken, then sells it, to be bought. Someone comes along, in this instance, say, a caterer, and buys the chicken. Then the caterer cooks the chicken, sells the cooked chicken as part of a course at a gay wedding… it’s a line. Each item comes from somewhere.

That’s just another look at how gay marriage could help Australia: how many areas will get an influx of money from catering to weddings?

Just think on that.

Grow up and get a life.

Homophobes were raised by parents with the same views, who in turn were raised by their parents that also had those views– and it all stems from religion. There is no reason to be homophobic that is not religious. That you, an atheist, would perpetuate that belief is even more disgusting to me than when the religious do it.

The current accepted definition of the word “Marriage” is totally irrelevant. Words are often used outside of their supposed meaning. Aside from that, language stems from culture– to define marriage as being one man and one woman stems from our outdated beliefs that homosexuality was wrong. If we do not move forward, the language will not change– using it as evidence is idiotic.

Finally, describe to me exactly how a homosexual marriage will undermine your marriage. Don’t give me some bullshit about you feeling that it will– give me a concrete irreligious reason that gay marriage will compromise straight marriage.

As an aside, despite saying “your marriage,” I really hope you aren’t married. You’re obviously not fit for partnership, given your views.

To davo, I can not see the homosexual world being any different to the hetrosexuals. The only thing that kept marriages together in the old days was ‘fear of god’ and fear of going to hell, together with the overwhelming social and legal standards of the time. More modern people do not have those fears.

To Anita, I am athiest, therefore do not act on the bible. It has everything to do with everyone in the community. Including Homophoebs, who very much so are born that way.

A democracy is very much about ‘the majority dictating to the minority’. That is the one most basic fact about a democracy. For as long as Homophobes make up a majority, it is Democracy which gives them the right to dictate their views.

There are plenty of Homophobes who are ‘born that way’, and they very much make up the majority of humans on this planet. In Australia, and most other countries around the world.

Marriage is not about love, it never has been and never will. It is about a unionship of one man and one woman, along with the traditional culture and socially accepted definiiton of the word marriage as being a unionship between one man and one woman only.
While the history of this may have been different, the recent history has been very strict on that.

We are all Australian’s and therefore should be entitled to the same treatment and protection under the laws made by our Government. However that’s not the case at all, and that makes me ashamed and sad. As Australian’s I think we should be better than that, and above such petty arguments against people who deserve as much happiness and fulfillment in their lives as the rest of us.

Anyone who is opposed to that is against democracy, freedom and basic human rights. Because all your doing is allowing haters and people who cannot accept any way but their own to dictate to others how they should be living their lives.

People they don’t even know, and probably never will. That is exactly what races have done all over the world. assume they know better and force their beliefs on those who aren’t even given the opportunity to state their case before ‘the powers that be’ and to the rest of the country.

And what are we doing now? Exactly that and I am above the need to suppress other Australians rights and basic freedoms just because they might not be like me. It’s petty and it’s wrong, that is their private business therefore it shouldn’t even factor into whether they deserve certain rights or not.

That we’re even still talking about this subject is ridiculous the world has come so far and yet that there are people who are against moving forward and want the same old world prejudices upheld astounds me.

Same sex couples are no different to anyone else other than what they do in their personal relationships they make up the workforce, they vote, so why shouldn’t they be allowed to get married because apparently the bible objects, it also says ‘let he who is righteous cast the first stone’ and religious repeatedly do this.

If you are against it for religious reasons then leave them to be judged by god and mind your own business.

And you’re right, we can’t force you to change your views – I don’t really care what you think.. You’re welcome to stay narrow-minded, but you’re not welcome to allow that narrow-minded bigotry to affect the way I live my life.

Thanks

Here’s a question for you: if gays can get married will it any way whatsoever affect you? I mean at all? No? I didn’t think so. So what’s the big deal?

If the law doesn’t change what you do and how you live now why do you who are of same sex orientation believe changing the law will make those of us against your postion change ours?

…no, but you’ll dictate who can marry who

well Juliar… I’ve made my personal views clear and they’ll continue to be my views…. you’re a dumbarse!

Equality is happening. It is already transforming us, it is forming public debate. The shouts for justice, for freedom, for equality before the law are deafening the Prime Minister. Marriage Equality is getting people talking about the many areas of injustices we still have, and has made many in the community determined to give us all equality before the law-to make us equal citizens.

So we will continue our march along the yellow brick road, and the winds of change will guide us to freedom, to the Promised Land, where we can ourselves, free.