Gay marriage in Britain: Does this open the door to other forms of marriage?

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About the first bolt part, what does that mean?

Well the trade-off in the 1960's was that it was still disapproved of but that it wasn't fair for the law to go after people in their own homes because that's a step too far for state involvement. The trade-off (and this is where Section 28 came from) was essentially that the state would turn a blind eye to it.

Also do you mean that in Brazil such changes have happened or have not?

In Brazil apparently they're legal. So I hear anyway.

The whole issue with siblings that are biologically related getting married is the genetic disorders that arise from inbreeding...

A lot of sexual diseases result from gay sex but that doesn't stop it being approved of.

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I was going to write 'But marriage doesn't equal sex' at the end of my last post, but I couldn't make it sound right. Also, I'm not 100% sure, but I reckon there are many many defects that can't be predicted prior to birth.

Yes, but birth defects can be caused by so much more than just genetics. I understand how the percentage of the probability of the child having defects is higher, but same thing happens if the mother smokes, drinks or takes drugs. Also according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ''birth defects affect 1 in 33 babies every year and cause 1 in 5 infant deaths. For many babies born with a birth defect, there is no family history of the condition.'' Also you and a sibling only share 50% of your genes, so why not?

(Also the more I'm reading stuff about this, the more I think I'm adopted.. I wonder how much it would cost to do a DNA test..)

EDIT: 250 pounds.. **** that I'll keep living my life!

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Well the trade-off in the 1960's was that it was still disapproved of but that it wasn't fair for the law to go after people in their own homes because that's a step too far for state involvement. The trade-off (and this is where Section 28 came from) was essentially that the state would turn a blind eye to it.

Oh, I get the first part but then that also made them ''turn a blind eye'' to aggression against gays.. Not good. To be honest my grandmother still jokingly says that being gay is a disease.. I wonder if she actually does think that but either way I know that if any of her grandchildren were to be gay, she would still love all of us, so all good.

In Brazil apparently they're legal. So I hear anyway.

Which of them is legal in Brazil though? Polygamy?

A lot of sexual diseases result from gay sex but that doesn't stop it being approved of.

And agreed.