[Colofornian]

There is a significant history of Polygamous marriages stretching back to prehistory./ One can say that this type of family relationship is the norm in human history.

Sorry. It was not "the norm." It wasn't in the Middle East, India or China; it tended to be practiced by rulers who simply did so 'cause they could. Yes, it existed more in pockets of Africa, but studies show that polygamy actually reduces the number of children per mom; and any generational implementation of polygamy would have only contributed to the eventual weakening of #s & eligible marriage partners in a given culture, with it eventually leading to tribesmen marrying closer & closer family members.

[Jim from C-Town]

I can buy that. The point however, is that at NO time was homosexual unions ever given legal status. Even in societies that tolerated the activity to some extent, it was never legally accepted as the equal of marriage.

Would you agree with that?