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By and by, i was at a party the other night which was attended by a lot of gay guys and the issue of marriage came up.
One guy has been engaged to his boyfriend for 2 years and put it quite well when he said, "why shouldn't we have the same rights as anyone else?"
Good point.
He also said that there are those in the gay community who oppose being able to get married and don't like the recent changes in Ontario. The reason is that they feel like marriage is a straight institution that they want no part of.
I think it's because they enjoy belonging to a counter culture of sorts. There is a feeling of community within the gay area of toronto that they fear loosing if they become more and more mainstream.
My personal opinion is let anyone get married who wants to get married. I could care less and I hardly see it as a threat to civilization.
Can't wait for the first gay divorce though, that should be interesting. I am sure the divorce lawyers in Toronto love this new source of business.
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