Ok first of all, I gotta say, all you opinionated posters who don't like first-timers agreeing with the author... you don't own the internet! Yikes! Everybody has their support crowd, good on them I say.

In reply to your reply, Woulfe (sorry it's a bit delayed):

"In my experience, many in the anti-SSM crowd are focussed on sex, in particular anal sex." - I agree with you to some extent, anybody who focuses on one issue, even in the name of morality, should re-evaluate where they are coming from and what their motivation is. It is quite disturbing when people only care about ONE thing, particularly when it is sex related. There are studies out (believe it or not by Christian psychologists/counsellors) that suggest those who focus on one moral issue in their lifetime may actually be the ones struggling in that area. However, I do not put the author of this article into that category as he writes on many topics. Also, you did start that sentence with "In my experience" so perhaps let's leave it at that?

"Homophobic? As I’ve said before, arguing that some human beings deserve fewer rights because they are homosexual most definitely is homophobia"

Look, the suffix of 'phobic' at the end of ordinary words can help to isolate many people. Phobia stands for fear. Protecting something that you believe in is quite different to being scared of something that may be attacking that belief. Like I said in my original post, blanket statements are easy to make. To be honest, in the most part, I think there are very few homophobes left in metro areas of Australia. Of course this is "in my experience" that I speak out of. I am certainly not scared of something that I am around every day. It does not threaten my life in any way. Also, why would I be scared of a man that acts more like a woman than I do? (joke intended). To be perfectly honest, I am not even scared if the SSM laws do go through. I just don't think they should.

Wolf is right why are ppl so OBSESED with anal sex? If you look on the Internet most of the ppl doing it are HETROSEXUALS (Man and Woman). Also the Gays Ive known do all kinds of other stuff to each other that Men and Women do and Lesbins dont do anal sex.

My problem with Homosexality is because its against the Bible but not evrybody is a Christian I accept that.

Excellent article – and it raises some very sharp points based on homosexual experiences. “Gay marriage” is a political tool, indeed.

Excellent article, but what is the elephant in the room?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8630135369495797236#

Domestic violence, neglect of children, abuse of children, extreme sexual behaviours of all kinds whether homo or hetero sexual, youth suicide, mental illness, divorce, infidelity. The incidence all of them have been growing steadily ever since the 1960's.

That always was the plan. Create moral & ethical degeneration in all modern, western, democratic, capitalist nations.

Radical, Extreme, Loony, Left, Lesbian, Fe"Man"Nazism was invented to create fear, loathing, mistrust between men & women.

It worked, the number of children growing up, thinking that there is something wrong with them, committing suicide, turning gay or lesbian because its wrong to be a dominant male or submissive female, i know, i must be the opposite gender "Trapped in the Wrong body".

I have personally seen many people who tried being homosexual or tranny only to find queer lifestyle even more unsatisfactory than their earlier unhappy heterosexual relationship, result, worsening mental illness leading to suicide.

The incidence of mental illness among gays, lesbians & trannies is way above the rate for the rest of us, "Non Queers". Queer lifestyle used to be considered a mental illness in its own right by Psychiatry.

That is untill Radical, Extreme, Communists pushed for changes.

Hasn't anybody heard the sensitive, new age, psychobabble term, "Acting Out"? It is not a mental illness in its own right & never was. All extreme or queer behaviour is a symptom of, or indicator of "Probable Mental Illness".

Many of these people need sympathy & treatment.

Good article, Bill. The notion of marriage "equality" really is being used to raise homosexuality to a new social elitism. This is at the total disregard for the purpose and function of marriage: the well being of children and the benefit of society and it's individuals - both gay and straight.

The push to redefine marriage to include same sex unions turns marriage into an adult centred institution rather than the child centred institution that it has functioned as right throughout history and all known cultures.

To Johnny Rotten - Make no mistake about this mate - I am no "Sock Puppet" but you seem to be a "parrot" - repeating the same tired old arguments peddled by the homosexual lobby to justify their intrusion into an area that was not made for them in the first place! I am a genuine poster, not that I have to prove that to you. Lastly you seem to want the privilege to post your opinions but when it comes to anyone posting an opinion you do not want to hear, it seems that they are the bigots, well in that case methinks that possibly part of the reason the standards are slipping as you claim is because of your views on things??