I don't believe in marriage.And of course I am anti-homophobe. So what stance do you recommend I take on this issue?

It's real simple - you don't believe in marriage for yourself, and that is a CHOICE you get to make. When we restrict other peoples' ability to choose what they want for their lives and their selves, we are infringing on their RIGHT to do so. So while you don't believe marriage to be a valuable institution, you respect the RIGHT of anyone who wants to marry to do so. No matter how you personally feel on the subject, you see the government restricting the RIGHT of others to partner and live as they choose for what it is - a blatant act of institutional discrimination, on par with segregation, DADT, restricting the vote to white male landowners, etc.

wow your tone is really hostile and condescending. you're yelling at me for asking a simple question.

this isn't about 'rights' - it's about assimilation.

I had some personal conflicts myself photographing and writing about this event. Personally I think the Government should get out of the business of sanctioning what is essentially a religious rite completely. Anyone who wants to be recognized as a couple, go to City Hall and get a Civil Union. Then if you want, go to your religious institution and get married but legal rights are based on the Civil certificate. This is not a radical idea, it is being used in most of Europe and working well.

So why did I do this piece? Because what we have now is sanctioned second-class citizenship. That cannot be tolerated in a democratic society. In fact as long as it is, the society is not democratic by definition.

as long as we live in a capitalist society, all of the working class has 'second class' citizenship.

where did you get the idea that we live in a democratic socity? flatly absurd

10 year old refuses to recite Pledge of Allegiance until there is "liberty and justice for all"

www.youtube.com/watch

and this is releveant how?

jesus christ