[Livia]

Some people have an issue with gay marriage on religious grounds. If people are going to say their beliefs are wrong and that they should be swept aside for your own beliefs that surely would make you as bigoted at them? From my experience of fending off angry people contacting their MPs about the gay marriage issue, they almost all believe that churches will be forced into marrying gay people.

Not everyone agrees with gay marriage. Some people - including some gay people - think that a civil partnership, giving them the same rights as married couples, is enough. What is the difference between getting married in a register office, and having a civil partnership in a register office?