//Those that support homosexual unions should find another word/s. Marriage already has a distinct meaning.//

Yeah, because that's how language works. Words may only ever have fixed meaning, and can not acquire new ones.

When electrical engineers invented the two-dimensional motion sensing pointing device for computers, one of them wanted to call it a 'mouse', because it's shape and attached wire made it look a bit like an actual mouse. Can you imagine?!

Of course they weren't allowed to do that, because mouse already meant a particular type of small rodent, and words can't acquire new meanings. The Dictionary Police got wind of the idea and gave them a stern warning, and they dropped the idea. And that's why we call them two-dimensional motion sensing pointing devices rather than mice.

The argument that SSM is about equality is merely a Marxist agenda, as the Human rights does not deny a homosexual preference person from marrying a person of the opposite gender and having children and thousands of them do. No one is denying them marriage in the traditional and historical order of society.

No one is denying them the right to live with a person of the same gender, though children taken into these arrangements suffer the same emotional divorce trauma. It is that they want IVF and surrogacy to form family, thus denying children their right to both biological parents.

steel, I'm guessing my interpretation of the word 'queer' is wrong, as to me, anyone who lives a ss lifestyle is queer. My apologies.

That being said, I don't see myself as a bigot, as I am simply voicing my opinion and, my position just happens to favour what's considered 'normal' in society as we have it today. However, unlike yourself and some others, I have no problem with your position on this although I will make a small point. My suggested compromise is to either choose another word, or amend the marriage act to cater for ss couples in addition to normal couples. Your position however is to change a law that effects 100% of the people, to please a very tiny minority, but like I said, you do what you wish.

At the end of the day this is about equality in marriage and just because a law may be passed, does not make everyone accept the outcome, and this is where the problem lies as 'non acceptance' will haunt these people for the rest of their lives.

The religious fundo's are very fair on gays. This is what their text book has to say:

"Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind (arsenokoitai)," 1 Cor 6:9, KJV

Where are the above all going, accord to the happy group of fundo's? Straight to hell. Which is not too bad if you don't mind the following;

Matthew 13:50 “furnace of fire…weeping and gnashing of teeth”
Mark 9:48 “where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched”
Revelation 14:10 “he will be tormented with fire and brimstone”

Beats listening to some pedophile priest pontificating on the evils of homosexuality on a Sunday morning.

The LGBTQQ community are running the agenda when SSM is legal as Teachers who refuse to teach the LGBTQQ material are criminalised, as are Doctors who refuse to perform genital operations or prescribe hormones to change distinguishing features of gender change. Christian schools are discriminated against who refuse to teach SSM and the normality of anal sex and gender fluidity.

These enforced changes on society will not improve society just create more injustice, ill health and social friction.