What if I did the same for religious people? What if I started thinking every Christian I met was as bad as the people in the Westboro Baptist Church?
Actually, most of the debates I've read HAVE taken the radicals stance over the majority in regard to Christianity.
There is no legislation here that is attempting to remove homosexuality or make it illegal. It is not about hate. I do not hate homosexuals. I have several friends that fall into that category. Good friends. We don't need legislation to legitimize a practice that would go on regardless of legistlation.
The legislation of complete equality no matter the gender of the couples is flawed however. In no way are the two equal. The simple fact of shared love does not equate to the important function of the heterosexual couple in society. Socially and financially a heterosexual union has much more potential than a homosexual union.
All people should be treated equal, this is true. There should be no hate, no on the job discrimination, etc. We are moving to the point where this is becoming less and less of a problem. However, the gay marriage legistlation attempts to make equal two things that are not equal, just as women are not men and men are not women. Homosexual couples are not heterosexual couples. It is not about unfair discrimination.
Yes, there should be a way to confer hospital visitation rights, rights of attorney and all that. But Marriage does not make sense.
This does not mean homosexuals cannot legally love/be loved, partner up, etc. They are free to do what they want, as we all are.
(The examples used about the Roman Empire are very good representation of the purposes for marraige.)