Marriage Equality

Hello everyone. Please excuse me while I rant.

I'm here, sitting at home, listening to many political analysts, politicians, a whole lot of people. All of these people are discussing gay marriage. Some are against.

I have one question: Why?

I am bisexual, I find both men and women attractive, and hope one day to be in a long-term relationship (who doesn't) and that that relationship, whatever one it is, is one which is recognised equally. At the moment, we only have civil partnerships, not gay marriage. Add to this the fact that the non-biological parent of a child in a gay relationship has NO LEGAL RIGHTS to that child, and you'll see that gay people are hardly treated equally in our society.

Why is there a problem with gay, secular marriage? I understand that religious groups have issues with it, though I of course disagree, but civil marriage should have no opponents. It is a right of every citizen to be treated equally, so access to marriage is one of the last barriers to full equality available for all.

Some people have resorted to calling gay relationships 'friendships', nothing more, which I find to be deeply insulting. if you yourself are married, or hope to be some day, please, ask yourself: why? Most will answer 'love'. This love is not gender-specific. Therefore, why should the ability to marry be decided based on the gender of the one you love?

I could talk for hours on this point, but I feel that it's up to the world to call for change, as dramatic as that sounds. I wish to work for the rest of my life for equality, in some way, no matter how small and I hope you'll all join me. Everyone can love, so why not accept it?

Dabbler.