Gays don't need the word 'Marriage'.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph....ried-says-gay-MP.html

There have been many arguments for and against the need for gays to get 'married', but according to this gay MP homosexual marriage is just "pure politics", and they don't need to get married.

/// homosexuals had already won equal rights with the introduction of civil partnerships and had "never needed the word
'marriage' ". ///

[anotheoldgit]

humbersloop

/// And the question is? ///

Why don't you just sail away?

[naomi24]

^^ That's not very nice. You haven't asked a question, so Humbersloop's query was perfectly legitimate.

[anotheoldgit]

naomi24

There are many on here who post a news thread without asking a particular question, and nothing is said.

No, I know Humbersloop of old, she is just being her usual confrontational self.

Others manage to join in the debate, without the need to rudely ask "And the question is"?

[Kromovaracun]

^ Which doesn't warrant your rudeness to her, really.

[Kromovaracun]

Going back to the actual topic of the question itself, I notice the other side has gone fairly quiet. Guess there's no cut and thrust to be had here either?

[mibn2cweus]

//
naomi24
On another thread on the same subject recently, I made repeated requests for people who object to this to tell me why, and to tell me what effect this would have upon their own lives – but to no avail.

Rov has given his reasons - //The bible is totally against it. Muslims are dead set aginst it!// …

… but to the non-religious, that means absolutely nothing, so in their view, it isn’t a valid reason.

Any offers?//

Perhaps there is a genetic predisposition for this seemingly insatiable interest some people appear to have in how certain couples choose to define their relationships and express their affections towards one another. Perhaps the reason they find themselves inclined to poke their nose into other peoples jeans lies . . . in their own.

[emmie]

i saw this ad on the side of a bus earlier, i am all for gay rights, equal rights, you name it, but is this really necessary.


http://www.stonewall....ent_releases/7756.asp

[jackthehat]

It would appear it is....

[ladybirder]

What exactly are you objecting to em? It's up to them how they want to spend their money.

[emmie]

why, i don't see most people in the capital caring one way or the other, no one i know bothers that people are gay, straight, crossdressers, transexuals, makes no odds. So why was it necessary to splash a ruddy great message, on many of the buses...

[jackthehat]

Possibly to wake-up those folks who have no particular opinion?

[ladybirder]

To try and change attitudes according to their website. Still a lot of nastiness from people living in the stone ages.

http://www.stonewall....ent_releases/7756.asp

[emmie]

don't see the need, and personally i would like to see all adverts taken off public transport.

[tamborine]

I agree em10. I dont want to have to explain this sign to my young g'kids.

[jackthehat]

Why not?

Would you prefer that they were ignorant of the fact that some people are gay?

[emmie]

can you explain to a little child about someone's sexual preferences, no of course not, that would be later on when they are a bit older. As i said i don't care what people's preferences are, but quite honestly i don't see the need to have it advertised all over the London buses. There have been campaigns from other groups in recent months, Christians for one, and Muslims another, as though by sticking a sign up on a bus is going to make it all right and acceptable to some don't find it so, no matter how many banners you stick up.

[jackthehat]

No.
What you do is explain to a child that some people of the same sex choose to *love* each other.........that's what.

Perfectly acceptable and understandable to a child.

[ladybirder]

What if one of your grandchildren turn out to be gay tambo? Wouldn't you like to feel that they could come to you?

[emmie]

a banner on the bus isn't going to convince some, they may be backwards in their thinking, but quite frankly i didn't see the point of it.

[sp1814]

em10

If the child is old enough to ask "What does gay mean?" they are *not* asking a question about sex, because a child of that age doesn't know what sex is.

There is a simple answer - "Some boys like boys, most boys like girls and the same happens with girls".