Thread:Comments:Same-sex marriage passes third reading in House of Commons/same sex marriage/reply (6)

Because it's defined by deviance.

There are many distinct types of "love" -- platonic, familial, patriotic, compassionate, and so forth, but the plain fact that two persons are bedmates ("hedonistic?") does not in and of itself confer any rights or privileges whatsoever (though one would logically think of clinic test results?) insofar as society and the law is concerned.

Everything I have learned on the subject of English history tells me that group rights are a mistake. Royals and nobles tend to be undeserving of them, while minorities simply don't need them or grow from them.

Political realities place a premium on population growth (and deficit spending means we've already spent the additional tax revenue) so for generations tax laws have favored couples and families. In the USA, that quirk has created the angle that I think the gay mob will use to destroy marriage.