Reply #11: i think the right wing loonies that are against gay marriage

[ellenfl]

don't want gays to be able to get divorces. after all, the highest divorce rate is in that part of the country that is most against gay marriage. where is the sanctity of marriage in divorce?

i believe the gay community should forget gay marriage and sign on to civil unions. that would totally kill this wedge issue . . . unless it is, in fact, a construct of the right wing. even so, if the gay community would say they do not want marriage but will accept civil unions (with equal protections and rights, of course), this would just go away. does anyone know of any gays that are insisting on 'marriage' instead of civil union? besides, once you are registered as civil partners, you can call it anything you want!

as said, this is a non-issue for the younger generation and eventually will go away on its own. then all we would have to worry about is the fundie preachers outing themselves. ;-) i just don't get why this is even an issue. of course, i'm not married OR religious so i guess i look at it differently.

ellen fl