One can search statistics from all over the world to find figures that might support what one wants to believe, and if one is sufficiently motivated, by careful selection and with a little fine-tuning, and if one expresses the figures with the proper twist, one can "prove" just about anything one wants to.

"There are lies, damned lies—and statistics!"
                                             —Mark Twain

In an effort to check Ake's contention that gays in Scandinavian countries don't want to get married, all I was able to find were articles about how marriage itself is declining, and an increasing number of Scandinavians—heterosexual as well as homosexual—are opting for simply living together "without benefit of clergy."

So—apparently not necessarily wanting to get married is not unique to homosexuals. Nor do homosexuals in the Scandinavian countries necessarily reflect the wishes of all homosexuals. Singling Scandinavian homosexual men out and implying that being marriage-shy applies only to them, and claiming that this applies to homosexuals all over the world is. . . .

Well, what would you call it?

In the United States, however, there is a strong movement on the part of homosexuals, both gay and lesbian, to legalize same sex marriage.

Don Firth