The House of Commons last night voted heavily in favour of legalising same-sex marriage, although a majority of Conservative MP's voted against. It was only the second reading of the relevant bill, so there's still quite some way to go before the legislation is actually enacted, but it's certainly a big step in the right direction, as far as I'm concerned. All of the arguments I've seen from the 'anti' side have stemmed from either the imaginary, largely in the form of religious objections, or simple homophobic prejudice, with words like 'immoral' and 'unnatural' bandied about. Love is love, as far as I'm concerned, and not worth more or less dependent on who is doing the loving. Equality is the just and civilised way to arrange society, in my opinion, and this particular element of equality is just as important as any based on race, religion or gender.
Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B
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