Gay rights campaigners have held a mock wedding outside Holyrood as a sign of support for same sex marriage.
The staged event comes ahead of the Scottish government making its views known on the issue.
Currently the law in Scotland, as in the the rest of the UK, allows civil partnerships between couples of the same sex.
In the Scottish Parliament, the party leaders are united in support of a change to the law.
Although civil partnerships offer the same legal treatment as marriage across a range of matters, such as inheritance, pensions provision, life assurance, child maintenance, next of kin and immigration rights, they are still distinct from marriage.
... Outside the Edinburgh parliament, lesbians Jaye and Ruth Richards-Hill took part in a mock wedding conducted by Rev Jane Clarke of the same-sex marriage supporting Metropolitan Community Church.
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Selfish, hateful and bitter Thieves (of the word marriage; and heartless destroyers of the idea that had been associated to that word).
No respect for the millions of people who, unprejudiced, cherish the heterosexual union as unique and original onto itself.
And they want respect in return?
I honestly think that SSM could bring civil war to a country; terror and intimidation by the minority only brings horrendous tragedy. When a nation has its image, its values and its voice taken away by those who breed only contempt.... Get away from there.
you people need to get a life. "selfish, hateful and bitter?" you mean, they're trying to stop YOU from marrying? and "civil war?" maybe in a handful of religious dictatorships, but certainly not in canada, spain, portugal, belgium, south africa, argentina, mexico, the netherlands, denmark, sweden, iceland and counting....
"Selfish, hateful and bitter Thieves "
Are you kidding me right now? People who support EQUALITY are selfish and hateful?
Oh, how silly of me. How silly of me to think that it's right for a minority group to fight for the same rights that others have had for hundreds of years.
How very selfish they are, trying to wreck all the good, proper, heterosexual marriages of all the good, proper, heterosexual people. How very selfish they are, standing up for those who constantly face discrimination.
Get off your high horse. You do not own marriage. I'm just glad that vile "humans" such as yourself seem to be a dying breed.
@Ellie,
Minority status is governed by the laws of nature; we do not afford minority status based on what people like to rub their reproductive organ against.
If you truly believe sexual depravity was acceptable you would not be working this hard to have declared to be that which it is incapable of being.
A little heads up for you: The Emperor has no clothes
Ellie, you don't have a clue what you're talking about. Marriage was created by God for the primary purpose of procreation. Two women and two men can't procreate and neither can a man and his dog or a woman and her cat. We need to defend natural marriage for the childrens sake and to defend motherhood. Look up the definition of MATRIMONY and you'll understand.
If the homosexuals had it there way, children who they adopted would not be allowed to know one of their biological parents and would be disallowed the opportunity to be raised in a healthy normal (mom and dad) family. That isn't good for society at large so start thinking rationally for a change.
@Ellie,
Let me summarize for you what Randy and Val are trying to say -- God should determine the definition of marriage, and being homosexual is a moral abomination.
Randy -- you can't use God as the basis for morality. Go look up the Euthyphro Dilemma.
The phrase "Mock Gay Marriage" is redundant. Any "gay marriage" is a "mock marriage."
Barb, too true.