Bigot point:
"Same-sex marriage will be forced on everyone."
This point has most recently been seen written as; "extreme gender ideology imposed on everyone" in a recent attack of equality.
First let me state that none of the marriage equality bills i have read has even hinted at forcing same-sex marriage upon anyone. The bills just seek to bring our marriage legislation back inline with the constitution and allow all Australians the same rights of legal marriage.
Existing heterosexual marriages will not be effected by allowing equal marriage rights, please read some of the proposed bills if you do not believe this.
Generally speaking people that are fighting for equality are equally concerned with everyone's rights and freedoms, forcing straight people into gay relationships is just not something i can see any of us doing. We are not the ones trying to force our ideology on anyone, we are not the ones trying to force you to deny your true self.
As for "extreme gender ideology imposed on everyone", that's really some rather disingenuous and inflammatory language, It is difficult for myself or any rational person to understand what is meant by this kind of rhetoric. Perhaps the bigots who use this language are trying to imply that allowing marriage equality would turn people gay? I don't know how anyone could think that, but sexuality doesn't really work that way.
Also being homosexual isn't extreme ideology at all, it is well documented aspect of normal sexuality. Homosexuality is a natural part of human gender identity. These bigots that think they are above the laws of nature make me so sad. The extreme ideology would be claiming that homosexuality is unnatural, harmful of somehow wrong.
The only way that marriage equality is forced on everyone is that after it passes every Australian gay or straight will have the right to marry (if they wish). You will still be able to choose not to marry and be able to choose who you marry. The only way this effects you is if you fall in love with a member of the same sex, and you both desire to marry under law.
Again, making the marriage laws constitutional and allowing marriage equality wouldn't effect any religions current definition of marriage. Australian legal marriage is not meant to be the current definition of marriage of any one religious sect, and the two things are indeed separate, improving one does not effect another.
It would however allow those religions that accept the natural diversity of human sexuality to practice their religion and allow their practitioners the same legal rights as those whose definition of marriage matches the 2004 changes.
If someone is using this kind of argument to justify their own prejudices, i would suggest they have no idea of the reality of the situation or are simply trying to spread an anti-gay agenda.
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