Briar Rose you stated: “All you anti gay marriage people, get a life. This issue should not be occupying your valuable time. Haven't you got things that really affect your lives to worry about?”

Briar some advice: Send your sermons to Penny Wong and Julia Gillard, if that’s how you feel. As for other politically incorrect gays and heterosexuals, we reserve the right to challenge the purposeful establishment of fatherless families, among other things.

In fact, it sounds as if you’re projecting your adults-only libertarian views on society.People who don’t share your opinions aren’t anti-gay, but you appear to use names in order to shut them up, a sign that you are the real controlling personality on this site.

@ diver dan

A national survey conducted by researchers at The University of Queensland has found that the majority of same-sex attracted Australians reported marriage to be their personal preference for relationship recognition, dispelling the myth that most same-sex couples do not wish to marry or are content with de facto status.

Not So Private Lives (www.notsoprivatelives.com) is the first national survey to include an investigation of same-sex attracted Australians' preferences for various forms of relationship recognition since the introduction of de facto status for same-sex couples at a federal level.

The survey, which examined many aspects of sexual-minority life, attracted 2,232 participants from across all states and territories and from both urban and rural areas. Participants were aged 18 – 82 years of age and two thirds reported to be in some form of same-sex relationship.

Findings from the relationship recognition part of the survey show that the majority (54.1%) of same-sex attracted participants selected marriage as their personal choice and close to 80% felt marriage should be an option for same-sex couples in Australia

@ History Buff

In the USA when african-american Rosa Parks complained of having to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger on a public bus, the majority white population suggested she should be thankful of being able to ride on the bus.

When we gays complain about the ban on same-sex marriage, the heterosexual majority suggests that we should be thankful that Australia does not hold the same views (on homosexuality) of the likes of Iran where they regulary hang gays.

@ Briar Rose & Jason84.
All things being equal your ideas might work, but when you're talking about White people all things are not equal.
"Gays" are simply living in the moment, as History Buff notes.
What has happened in the past when people have created second tier institutions in a White society?
Indentured servitude/Convict transportation is one example.
Child labour and the "Poor Laws", the Irish Famines, Aboriginal Genocide.
You can see where I'm going with this.
Certain of what you term "social constructs" are actually immutable, Race is one, marriage between a man and woman for the purpose of procreation is another, these are basic building blocks of society.
"Gay" marriage will always be seen as second best, second tier so to speak, it's progeny will be viewed as lesser children and discriminated against.
We know the fate of out groups from our history.
We're approaching another period of chaos and change for White people, there is a very real possibility the systems which protect you may be compromised or break down altogether.
The fate of those percieved as second class citizens when White society is in flux has historically been very unpleasant, out groups always bear the brunt of any widespread anguish among Whites.
Just realise that marking yourselves out as different causes resentment and that the social stability we enjoy now may be gone tomorrow.
40% of 22 million is around 8 million people who don't accept your ideology.
10% of 22 million is 2.2 million who may be LGBTI.
Things have gone sour before they may go sour again, I'm not posting this in a threatening way just calling how I see it in the light of current developments and trends.
As I said, I regard Homosexuals as harmless eccentrics and bear them no ill will, other people are not so tolerant and are very quick to find scapegoats in desperate times.

Foxy, you said: “What's all the fuss about?”

Perhaps you aren’t aware that out jails are stacked with fatherless boys. Do you really think that purposefully creating fatherless families is good for children? And if you don’t believe the sociology and crime statistics, think about visiting a jail.

Robbing boys of dads is worth making a “fuss” about Foxy

“60 Per Cent of Australians Support Gay Marriage”? That’s a fake Jason84 poll, and even the Labor Party knows it. Galaxy is a joke.

Come to think of it, the election (a real poll) shows that Australia is turning to the right, not the left. But in any case, send your strange links to Julia Gillard. She’s our PM.