[philip.j.fry]

Originally Posted by bexy

i am not against homosexual relationships, one of my closest friends is gay.....however i think marriage is and should be defined as joining together of a man and a women......... i am not against relationships between men and men or women and women but i think marriage is something special.......

i know some people will disagree but i am not entirely sure that to show that you love someone you have to have a piece of paper anyway

It is something special, so why should same sex couples be denied the right of something special?

I agree with you that if you love someone, having a bit of paper to prove it doesn't really matter. I think mainly what we are arguing is that same sex and unmarried couples do not have the same rights under law as married couples even though the only essential difference is that bit of paper.