My last post to this thread. Not with the intention of "winning" (what would we win anyway, a f***ing medal), but purely in the hopes that our self styled "more an asker, than an answerer of questions", might break his lifelong embargo on answering.

1. Some homosexual couples want to be officially able to marry, and intend by that to commit to a stable monogamous relationship.

2. Such a relationship, by its nature, would tend to reduce promiscuity, and because of that, have a beneficial effect on the incidence of HIV/AIDS among homosexuals.

3. Legislation already exists to permit civil partnerships (effectively marriages in law).

4. There are churches ready and willing to extend a welcome and perform marriages, so that homosexual couples may be both legally and spiritually joined in the same way as their heterosexual counterparts.

My question is:- WHO or WHAT is damaged by this, and why is there such determined opposition?

I think I already know EXACTLY what the answer is, but I'd like to see it spelled out in some manner that bears critical examination, because all I've seen thus far is obfuscation and prejudice, and denigration of those who have asked the question.

Don T.