... : although homosexuality has been practiced and accepted since ancient times, homosexuals were never considered to be on the same level as or as an alternative to marriage and the biological family; the primary significance of marriage is sexual reproduction, an age old solution to survival; and gay parents pose more of a threat of nurturing homosexuality in children than straight parents do ... on the issue of gay marriage. Charalambous proposes that despite homosexuality's place in history, "homosexual relationships were never considered equivalent, and never considered an alternative ...

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