Oh for goodness sake! All you guys (except for AJ Phillips) are just blowing this whole gay marriage thing way out of proportion. They just want to be able to marry each other, not 'cause' all else on the planet to 'become' homosexual.
This whole idea is just too ridiculous.

Phanto. " What is the natural purpose of homosexual behaviour? Who said there are ‘gay people’? They may be just heterosexual people doing homosexual things. Why would nature want gay people what would be the point of that?"

Really? I don't know about you Phanto, but as a heterosexual woman there is no way in hell that I have ever considered becoming lesbian! I was born heterosexual, and lesbians are born lesbian.
Does all sexual activity have to lead to creating babies? Well men had better stop masturbating then, because what is the natural purpose of that behaviour then?
Could it be because it is pleasurable maybe? Exactly.

Onthebeach, I have never 'promoted anal sex' as you well know.
Many people pursue dangerous activities, but as long as they take precautions, then they can lower their chances of injury.

One thing I do know is that people with such aggression and/ or hatred for others are at a much higher chance of higher stress levels, leading to stress-related illnesses, so you and Phanto watch out for yourselves now won't you ?

Ajphillips....you cannot be taken seriously on this subject. You counter every argument against homosexuality per se, with a free floating rationale which actually has you painted into a corner.

You miss the point of my argument against the "tool" of gay marriage. I presented a soliloquy of rationale above, which argues dot-point, that gay marriage is not the end game. The end game of the gay liberation movement, is to normalise homosexuality in our community.

It is for this reason it must be opposed. Thus my argument is actually against normalising homosexuality, and the myriad of reasons it should never be normalised.

Dear Foxy,

<<They just want to be able to marry each other>>

They are able already, so why so few actually do it?

It is not illegal!

Already, nobody (in Australia) would ever convict, jail or even fine homosexuals for getting married!

Yes, there appears to be a group of people who are very keen for homosexuals to marry each other, but it is not the homosexuals themselves, nor their well-wishers.

One more point: Have you considered the feelings of real flesh-and-blood homosexual people? If I were homosexual, then I would feel quite offended if others called me "gay".

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Dear Dan,

The end game of the "gay liberation movement" is to burn all religious people at the stake. They have no interest in homosexuality, which by-the-way, is already normalised.

I'm very serious about the subject, diver dan.

<<you cannot be taken seriously on this subject.>>

And my numerous pays on the topic in the last wave of articles on this topic attest to that. I'm sorry you missed them.

<<You counter every argument against homosexuality per se, with a free floating rationale which actually has you painted into a corner.>>

How so?

<<You miss the point of my argument against the "tool" of gay marriage ... The end game of the gay liberation movement, is to normalise homosexuality in our community.>>

Rhian has already dealt with your comments with regards the normal and abnormal.

As for same-sex marriage being a tool, I'll just note that I've heard all sorts of paranoid theories regarding the alleged motives and goals of the gay rights movement. Why, Yuyutsu has just graced us with his/her unsubstantiated claim about a conspiracy to destroy religion. But unless you can actually provide evidence for your claim, then i will simply disregard it like I do any other paranoid delusion.

<<Thus my argument is actually against ... the myriad of reasons it should never be normalised.>>

Please do share.

AJ Phillips, I would also ask what or who is 'normal'?
Everyone has their own personal opinion of what is normal behaviour.
Unless any of these behaviour said break any laws, then who has the right to say what is normal?

As for the religious aspect of this subject, I would have to say that if there was actually a 'creator', then he or she must have created the homosexual person too.
Am I correct? Or did the God get it wrong?

I was in two minds as to whether to respond, or just unlink myself from the Opinion website. To accuse those in support of same sex marriage as all emotion and no notion - as this author does - smacks of the pot calling the kettle.

I am supposed to say I might not agree with you but I respect your right to say it. Sorry, but this reminds me of Mark Latham. Some people forfeit their right to be listened to