My main objection to the proposed legislation to redefine marriage, is the hiv epidemic which continues to worsen within the male homosexual demographic.
"As far as the general public are concerned, it is the "institution" of marriage and the family structure which many see as being harmed by re-definition, to include people who were never intended to reproduce....in the the eyes of my friends and neighbours here...and indeed the whole country...the marriage template is mother /father/ children/ and extended family.
Should people within that template chose not to reproduce, or sadly, be unable to reproduce for medical reasons, that is fine, but the template remains, and any attempt to alter it weakens the "institution"......I tend to agree with that assessment and would vote accordingly
Same sex couples do not fit within that social template, neither male nor female,as they are incapable, as monogamous couple, of reproduction.