Comments When he flashed his engagement ring on the sofa with Richard and Judy, pop star Pete Burns told of his happiness at the prospect of becoming the latest celebrity to marry his male partner. Posted on 05/04/2008 10:12:30 AM PDT by DouglasKC
Comments When he flashed his engagement ring on the sofa with Richard and Judy, pop star Pete Burns told of his happiness at the prospect of becoming the latest celebrity to marry his male partner.
But now, just ten months after the big day, the singer has split from Michael Simpson, saying civil partnerships do not work and that he was happier being married to a woman.
Burns, 49, who was wed to stylist Lynne Corlett for 28 years, said gay relationships were a "commercial break" compared with the "full movie" of marriage.
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Pete Burns dresses as a geisha girl on his wedding day with Michael Simpson. But he says that gay marriages do not work because men are too predatory
He also claimed there were too much "promiscuity" in the gay community for civil partnerships to thrive.
Burns followed in the footsteps of Sir Elton John and Little Britain star Matt Lucas in using the new civil partnership laws to announce his public devotion to his lover.
He dressed as a geisha girl in a kimono for the ceremony in London on July 7 last year.
He told The Mail on Sunday he had been "optimistic" about his civil partnership, but now he says: "I learned the hard way. It's a total joke."
Burns accused Simpson, 40, of being unfaithful and admitted he felt disillusioned. Burns added that some gay couples had "open marriages" where the partners could be unfaithful.
He said: "There's a lot of promiscuity in the gay community. I don't understand why they take that union. How low is their self-esteem?
"One's on Hampstead Heath meeting men, the other one's hiring rent boys. "Surely marriage is throwing anchor and saying, 'This is where I'm staying, I've made my choice and this is all I want because I've been on the up and down escalator, through the revolving door and I want to stand still.' That's what I expected."
He added: "I don't know what goes on in many heterosexual marriages but I know mine was 28 years.
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Pete, with ex-wife Lynne Corlett, says he preferred being married to a woman
As far as I was concerned that was for ever, and it would have been, but she needed to find her own life.
"She was the best 'husband' I ever had. You sometimes meet a person who you completely love. We're still really, really close. It's not about sexuality, it's about the person."
Since the Civil Partnership Act came into force in December 2005, there have been 18,000 gay marriages in Britain.
Burns said: "I view marriage as a sacred institution. I think two men naturally are predators. Gay relationships are a commercial break, not a whole movie.
"The relationships I'm aware of, apart from one ... it's as though there's some kind of emotional inadequacy or narcissism, where they feel emotionally inadequate and need more validation, from either a father figure or a mirror image of themselves. "I'm not condemning it, I think it needs researching and help."
Burns and his band Dead Or Alive had a No1 hit with You Spin Me Round in 1985, but his career went into decline until he went on Celebrity Big Brother in 2006.
He met Simpson at Joe Allen restaurant in Soho in 2003. They announced their engagement on Channel 4's Richard & Judy Show in 2006.
Last week, police launched an investigation after Burns alleged that Simpson had assaulted him at home, breaking his collarbone.
Burns said he wanted to file for divorce. He added: "Would I get married again? If somebody knocked me on the head with a nine-inch nail-studded plank or drugged me with benzodiazepine ... No, no, no."
Derek Munn, of the gay rights organisation Stonewall, said: "Civil partnerships have brought joy and fulfilment to thousands of lesbian and gay couples.
"Just as with marriage, some relationships may fail."
Mr Simpson was unavailable for comment.
Homosexuals need to keep in mind, however, that the good news of the gospel is not about how God despises same-sex sexual relationships. In fact, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 indicates that certain members of that church had been slaves to such relationships but had been cleansed in Jesus' name. So these former homosexuals had evidently repented and accepted God's grace to straighten their lives out.
John 3:16
Revelation 3:20
Men and women generally produce offspring. They are our future and they need protection until they come of age, therefore it is in societies interest to protect the relationship between their parents.
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We’re not exactly setting records though. 50% divorce rate, Fewer children, school issues, we’re near last in western democracies in education standards. While I’m somewhat neutral on the issue of gay unions, I don’t view them as a threat to my family or my marriage. We do need to encourage a family setting but not at the expense of all those who don’t fit the mold, both straight and gay. I live in a community where almost half are gay couples. I’ve lived here now 16 years and haven’t seen any couples split up yet, either gay or straight. Some of the gay couples here have been together 20 or more years.
I’ve heard about gay promiscuity but I sure don’t see it in my community. I’ve heard a lot of the negatives and I haven’t seen it here.
“...men reproduce a lot more quickly than women...”
It takes a woman nine months to produce a baby, and, on average, eighteen months to reproduce (i.e., produce a female baby). How long does it take a man????
Before Andrew Sullivan became more of a homosexual activist than he used to be, he commented that most homosexual men didn't want to be married, they just wanted to have a wedding.
FWIW, I don't really care that much about gay marriage either. It won't bring about the end of the world, God's wrath or the downfall of civilization. I just think that state recognition of gay marriage is just a hare brained idea because these relationships are of no value to society at large.
Thanx for the explanation. I am 61 years old with four children and a husband.
Hopefully not in that order. 
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because these relationships are of no value to society at large.
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No value to you or me but value to them obviously. I’m not pushing gay marriage at all but I don’t see it as a threat to other relationships or to society either. I see lots of valueless domestic situations even within some families over the years. For me I’m happy with my family, my kids, my grandkids and my way of life and wouldn’t trade it for anything but I just don’t see the threat from those who live different lives as long as they are not harming anyone.
“...men reproduce a lot more quickly than women...”
It takes a woman nine months to produce a baby, and, on average, eighteen months to reproduce (i.e., produce a female baby). How long does it take a man????
Hmmm. The Chevrolet... However, it must be noted that there are men who faithfully stick around even if the pregnancy occurred out of wedlock.
It’s my understanding that the divorce rates really don’t give an accurate picture of how many divorces actually occur. I think divorce rates are based on how many divorces occur per year versus how many marriages, although I may be mistaken. In other words, if you have 8 couples who have been married for 20 years, plus one couple who divorces and another that marries, you have a 50% divorce rate.
Does anybody else know how divorce statistics are tabulated?
Gay marriage does indeed affect the rest of society.
After gay marriage was instituted in Mass., gay-positive education was mandated for K-12, and it appears not to matter if parents object.
Also, what about health benefits payable to an HIV/AIDS infected spouse? I’m not saying that we should not be compassionate towards the sick, but we’re talking about small businesses suddenly having to pay much larger premiums for worker health insurance.
I’m sure that other people here can think of other examples of the affect of gay marriage. You’re just thinking of gay marriage not interfering with your everyday life, but there’s more to it than that. Just as it took 30 years for us to understand that no-fault divorce was harmful to children, so it will also take time for the results of this experiment to become apparent.
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