I deserve to be happy just as anyone else does. I also deserve to be treated equally just as anyone else is. That "piece of paper" is key to reaching equality. Should I ever be ill enough and unable to make a life decision, that piece of paper will allow my partner to make that choice for me. I do not have sex, I have not had sex since 2010, but that does not make me any less gay or bisexual. While there are SOME woman who spark my interest, i primarily am attracted to men. I never could, as a child living with a very homophobic father who hated our gay neighbors, understand what the big issue was, this was before I even identified as gay. My mother was a religious catholic and very supportive of me, she has since passed away and my father has finally come around to realize that his hatred towards the gay community was based on his own fear and perception of how my life would be. In his words he was afraid I would not find happiness because people discriminate and dislike gay people for religious or political reason
Christians have oppressed my people for 2000 years, now polls are showing that the general american population have a more favorable attitude towards gay people than they do Christians and now Christians are in the midst of facing oppression and they very much dislike it. I don't want anyone to be oppressed, not gays, Christians, Muslims or poly relationships. I have beat my head against the wall for the past 3 years trying to argue and debate both the pastors at the church about this subject and if there is no-one more stubborn in the world, it seems to be that Christians are like a stubborn mule who refuses to move. I finally told the church what I though, in a nice way, and removed them all from my life to make a point. From now I am surrounding myself with positive people who are not brainwashed into thinking i am possessed by a gay daemon and on my path to hell. homophobes are so childish and need to grow up, it's annoying, anyone who thinks that is a choice simply says that because they have those feelings but chose not to act on them, they don't fool me.