Having been personally affected by predjudice against gays, I think that whom you love shouldn't be a matter of public opinion. Love is a phenominion shared between two people and I think the world should butt out. However, I don't condone obnoxious public displays of affection, from anyone. I don't care if youre hetro or homosexual, keep it in your house!

We can argue the whole civil union/marage thing until we are all blue in the face. I don't think the terminology matters much, so long as same sex couples are granted the legal rights (and drawbacks) as heterosexual couples. Legally, a marrage/civil union is a pretty powerful thing. All couples should have the right to it if they choose.

Thats just my two cents