Akenaton claims that homosexuals do not want "gay marriage" because they are into promiscuity.

Not according to my observations and experience.

Let me be clear:   I am heterosexual and have been married—to a woman—for thirty-five years. I have never engaged in homosexual relations and have never had an urge to. Personally, I find the idea distasteful to me.

But I also find rap music, heavy metal, deep-fried abalone steak, operatic sopranos with heavy vibrato, and politicians whose only tactic consists of negative campaigning distasteful.

My circumstances are such that I am acquainted with a number of homosexual couples; three pairs of gay men and one pair of lesbian women. All four of these couples are in stable, long-lasting relationships and considering their characters, general behavior, and commitment to each other, they are not "playing around," nor are they kind of people who would tend to "play around."

In fact, all four of these couples I met in the church my wife and I often attend.

None of these couples have HIV/AIDs, nor are they inclined to contract it. They all have committed relationships, are accepted by a wide number of friends and acquaintances, and are, in all respects, good citizens and assets to the community in which they live.

And as far as "defense of marriage" is concerned, the institution of marriage need not be defended against these people. Their relationships do not in any way affect Barbara's and my relationship with each other. In fact, considering their commitment to each other, they could serve as examples of what a good marriage should be.

Akenaton is living in a fictional nightmare composed of his own prejudices.

Don Firth