Reply #19: Until very recently I agreed with you.

[BlueState]

I am a gay man I have lived with my partner in an exclusive relationship going on 15 years. My opinion on the matter is at present evolving.

But to play the devil's advocate I could pose a similar argument. It goes like this:

Traditionally homosexuals were considered morally, mentally, and even physically defective. Worse much of society viewed them as evil. Derision, scorn ridicule and even physical violence were encouraged by both religous and secular teaching. Thankfully things change, and a more enlightened view of homosexuality devloped (although still not universal), looked at in an historical perspective is a radical change. It may be that the definition of marriage should change as well.


I guess what really is changing mind gets down to this;
you don't need to get married, I don't need to get married, but there may be another gay couple who do - and who the hell am I to tell them that they can't?