[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by Jezzy

You are talking 13 years ago. Why is marriage any different than a civil partnership? I honestly do want to know this. Marriage as a word definition, as gay is, is not something that encompasses same sex unions. Many priests / vicars will happily marry gay couples within the church. Why can there not be a different word for it? Yes, make your union permanent and blessed. Does it make a difference what word you call it by? Let's do Romeo and Juliet : "A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet." It's not marriage. The bible says marriage is a union between man and woman. It doesn't say a gay union is wrong, just that maybe there should be another word?

They cant MARRY us its not legal.

The Bible says "Maybe there should just be another word?" that's hilarious. You say im only talking 13 years ago but that's the thing its ONLY 13 YEARS. That's such a long time for gay people to get any positive recognition for the country they live in and some that fight for in the armed forces.

If I wanted to marry my boyfriend tomorrow I couldn't because its illegal for me to do so. Is that right?

If you don't know the difference between a marriage and a civil partnership I will refer you to google.