fluffynymph, great post i agree with the majority of your points, though i'm not sure about the following,
== "That bekng said, my suggestion is for others who are married or have been married is to ask yourself why you individually chose to become married and in the main, these are the same reasons why the gay community would also want the option to become married or have their relationship legally recognised as well." ==
When i married it was to have children and to give them the necessary environment etc, to grow up. To me the idea of same sex couples getting married is an oxymoron. The idea of a lesiban or homosexual couples, getting "married" and having children using taxpayer funded in-vitro fertilization or even by adoption is a bad one, for obvious reasons. There is an agenda here, see: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-395423/Fathers-needed-IVF-lesbians-approved.html
I agree with the points made by trendtrading the original poster about our language being hi-jacked.
Normal evolution of language has been going on since the dawn of time, but i object to the introduction of a type of orwellian newspeak. I'v always called a spade a spade.
This demonstrates the leverage gained by minority groups employing lobbyists and public relations firms who are able to get constant attention by the media and our politicians, and have our laws changed to their advantage, and may i add to the disadvantage of the silent majority.
Call me old fashioned, i also object to hetrosexuals being called a "straights" and the use of "partner" instead of girlfriend or wife or defacto.
