[Skywalk]

To add to your points, in my own family my great aunt lived with another woman in what could only be called a gay marriage for DECADES. There was no infidelity that I was aware of, and they were two of the most loving and caring people around.

While I understand society's desire to keep the word "marriage" exclusive to one man and one woman, the idea of civil unions does not bother me at all.

And in a basic sense, it is irrelevant to me whether someone is born a certain way or not.

[jim from cleveland]

And in a basic sense, it is irrelevant to me whether someone is born a certain way or not
____________________________________________________________
The point is your feelings on the topic are irrelevant. It is the effects on society that are the only relevant things that should be considered. We do not have laws because of feelings we have laws because they are set up to avoid damage to society. These societal laws and norms is what keeps us in a civilized society.

THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY IS THE ONLY THING THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERRED IN THIS MATTER!

[Ma3lst0rm]

Lesbians tend to be more monogamus but they also represent (if I remember correctly) only about 9% of all homosexuals. Homosexuality interestingly enough has the same distribution from male to female as most sexual disorders where as men represent the largest portion of such populations.