Regarding who goes on and on about sexuality, don't you think Sandi Toksvig is a "have I mentioned I'm a lesbian today?"-individual- every interview, every chance she brings it up as if it's only sexuality that defines her as a person; it's just one aspect of who we are, and Stephen Fry, on awards shows, goes on and on about it in a way that you just don't hear from heterosexual celebrities these days. I get the impression that some T.V gays are more likely to make lewd remarks than straight celebrities these days. Similarly, there are more remarks on shows like "Strictly", "Poldark" etc about the men's shirt unbuttoned-looks than comments about the women. We've moved from the grimy mens' sexist remarks of 60s & 70s sitcoms to a new and also unpleasant set of remarks from some women & gays today.

Which brings us back to the thread title and the newfound impartiality when other pet causes of the left oppose eachother, whether these be people or ideas.

That's probably because homosexuality was a criminal offence up until 1967, so there was never any possibility of gay marriage. Legislation was presumably brought in when it was decriminalised.

....and it may be 160 years ago, but that is ONLY 160 years ago when compared to the history of Christian marriage and the abrahamic model of which it was
a continuation.

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But it is ok to restrict Christian bakers?

Edited by carlonoil (28 Oct 2016 8.22am)

They aren't a Christian Bakers. They're a bakery and its owners are Christian, but the business is not.

Its really that simple, and its a very sane rule. Unless you want employees extending their individual religious rights into all businesses.

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Fair point, but its still a legal state as far as the law is concerned, on which religious ceremonies are optional (as well as legally binding).

Homosexuality as an offence was introduced in the 1900s in the UK I think (and its sexual acts, not being homosexual that was criminal).

I'm not sure that Christian Marriage is a continuation of the Abrahamic faiths, its more of a variant (as is Jewish and Islamic marriage, all of which have different rules and interpretation based on what kind of flavour of Islam, Judaism and Christianity your dealing with.

Its easier to have a legal one, rather than about 230 or so different religious legal ones.

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