We’ve been told by many speakers in this debate that the bill is all
about equality. People must be treated equally, and Parliament must
ensure it. The first statement is reasonable, the second is not.
Certainly, we are all equal before the law.
But a far higher authority than even anyone here has already decided
that people are not equal. Some are stronger, cleverer, lazier, plainer,
better looking, than others. Some people can see - others are blind.
If anyone brings a bill to this house to change that, I’ll be the
first in the lobby to vote for it. No bill can change that.
This bill ignores a fact well understood for centuries. Marriage is
not just about love. Of course homosexuals are delightful people, very
artistic, and they are very loving people too. No one doubts that for
one single moment, but marriage is not about just love. It is about a
man and a woman, themselves created to produce children, producing
children.
A man can no more bear a child, than a woman can produce sperm, and
no law on earth can change that. This is not a homophobic view. It may
be sad, it may be unequal, but it’s true.
Baroness Knight, speaking at the House Of Lords earlier.
Quote shamelessly lifted from Pink News.
Monday, 3 June 2013
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