Aineo,
"The gay community" is not a monoculture, any more than "the straight community" is. If the gay people you know or knew weren't inclined to commitment, that says something about them but nothing about me. But I thought you said that non-commitment and/or non-monogamy wasn't the issue?
Oh, and I quoted Josh Friedes because it's a concise statement of an opinion I agree with, not in any attempt at argument-from-authority. It's just an opinion, as of now... our state supreme court is still deliberating, and I'm sure it will be hashed out in the legislature one way or another, before this is settled.
Last but not least: "Morgan, I am not asking you to compromise your "ethics" but you are asking me to compromise mine."
...what?
You're saying you actively oppose gay marriage -- a right I would like to be able to exercise someday, in accordance with my ethics. You are attempting to prevent me from doing so, because it would violate your ethics. But whose ethics should my life be governed by, yours or mine? What do you lose if I am permitted to marry? What is it, if not the severest form of "compromise," if I am not?
altruism,
Thank you for your support. I should note (although I still think there should be an announcement) that the forums here are in transition, and that all of the posts made in the restricted area pre-date the restriction. As of now, I don't believe anyone is authorized to post there. And while I certainly don't have same opinion as Aineo (who didn't actually write the post you're referring to -- I believe that one was webmaster's), but I have no complaints about his behavior as a moderator.