Language is for ever evolving.

If, or when, gay marriage is accepted, the word "marriage" will eventually undergo a change from its current meaning of a union solely between man and woman.

One wonders of heterosexual people will develop of new word specific to themselves.

Homosex is an abnormal behaviour. It may be indulged in by adolescents who turn to heterosex when they become adults. Sex is there to procreate.So homo sex can be labelled as an abnormal and unnatural behaviour. Such people probably have developed some kind of hatred or incompatibility towards the opposite sex.When the homosexual act itself is considered abnormal by the majority and against nature, there cannot be any talk of marriage of these individuals. These individuals can call their union by some other name and certainly not by the term "Marriage" which is used to denote union between a male and a female.

@individual "Your remarks about Tony Abbott are about as pointless & stupid & unfair as they can be."

I beg to differ; just because the point has sailed over your head doesn't mean there wasn't one!

Tony Abbott - and the Catholic church - are lobbying against gay marriage on the basis that it's immoral. All the little religious sycophants are effusive in their praise of what a moral Catholic family man and (in Runner's words) "good father" Tony is.

On the other hand, they are relentless in hurling invective at homosexual people.

The point of my comment, individual, was to point out the hypocrisy in Runner's wee hagiography of Tony Abbott.

I know how many children I have. Tony's not sure how big his "family" of illigitimate love-spawn is.

And he's got the temerity to judge the value of other people's families as not worth marriage?

Pathetic.

@Ezhil "Homosex is an abnormal behaviour. It may be indulged in by adolescents who turn to heterosex when they become adults"

How do you know? Is that how it happened for you, Ezhil

Ezhil "These individuals can call their union by some other name and certainly not by the term "Marriage" which is used to denote union between a male and a female."

Sorry, "Marriage" is already used to denote the union of a deity to a million Catholic nuns who call themselves Brides of Christ.

"Fathers" in the Catholic church aren't married, nor do they have children, and all the Catholic "Brothers" and "Sisters" aren't related!?

The Catholic church is a sick and unnatural institution which steals terms used to denote normal things.

What do you suggest we do, Ezhil, make the Church illegal?

"Homosex is an abnormal behaviour.
Jimmy Jones,
It is & it also is very common just as many other behaviours.
Gay is a misuse of a word to shroud the degree of abnormality to make it more acceptable in society.