response 38 of 293:

Dec 4 18:10 UTC 2003

Based on the following article, Mr. flem may be correct.

http://www.massnews.com/2003_Editions/5_May/053003_mn_gay_definition_of_
marriage_is_not_the_equal_of_heterosexual_marriage.shtml

May 30, 2003
Gay Definition of Marriage is Not the Equal of Heterosexual Marriage
Facts Show Sexual Fidelity Not a Part of Gay Unions - By W. Moran
. . . 
"There is, in fact, a large body of evidence which shows that gay 
relationships are not the equal of what heterosexual marriage is. . .
 
"The first revelation we could examine is commitment.  The 1984 
book "The Gay Couple" was written by a psychiatrist and psychologist 
(who happened to be a homosexual couple). . .  After much searching, 
they were able to locate only 156 couples in lasting relation-
ships. . .  (O)nly 7 couples had actually maintained sexual fidelity 
and none of the seven had been together more than 5 years.

" . . . (H)ow about the health aspect of all this?  Here's something 
from the upscale gay magazine Genre, which surveyed 1037 
readers . . .  "One of the single largest groups in the gay community 
still experiencing an increase of HIV are supposedly monogamous 
couples."  . . .  42% have had sex with more than 100 different 
partners and 16% claim between 40 to 100 partners.(2) . . .

"According to Dr. (Martin) Dannecker . . . (o)f the homosexual men in 
steady relationships . . . "the average number of homosexual contacts 
per person was 115 in the past year."  In contrast, single gay men had 
only 45 sexual contacts. (4)

"According to gay icons Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen . . . "The 
cheating ratio of 'married' [committed] gay males, given enough time, 
approaches 100%." (5)

". . . For whatever reasons, and it can be backed up by research and 
anecdotal evidence, few gays form unions that are exclusive to their 
partner. . . ."

(Wally Moran is a life-long journalist and publisher from Ontario.)