I have never quite understood what drives the militancy of the same sex lobby regarding the name for their relationship. If a same sex couple or triple for that matter, wish to live in that sort of relationship, why not come up with a name for it?

Why choose a pre-existing word and corrupt its meaning?

Marriage is a commitment between a man and a woman.

Same sex is a relationship between two (or more?) people of the same sex. So please, let’s find a word for it.

I have been encouraged to read, PM stares down gay marriage push,

KEVIN Rudd has guaranteed he will resist any attempt at this week’s Australian Labor Party conference to allow gay marriage or civil unions that mimic marriage.

After the party’s Tasmanian branch narrowly backed a motion endorsing gay marriage at the weekend, the Prime Minister said through a spokesman yesterday that marriage was a commitment between a man and a woman.

The fact that this idea comes from the Tasmanian ALP is a gentle reminder that not every idea that comes from Tasmania is a Gospel idea. Although much is, of course!