I am a Christian and I believe in marriage only between a man and woman.
That being said, I have no problems with gays obtaining a "civil union" for the purpose of benefits. A "civil union" can also be between two bachelor brothers or two sisters. One may have benefits, the other none, and they decided not to marry for some reason and live together for the sake of cost. A civil union could give benefits to a sibling.
Again, what goes on in the bedroom should stay there. However, I have read that the federal government did about 6 studies on gays from the 1950's till the 1990's. In every case gays only numbered between 1-3% of the population. Also gay men in their late teens or 20's will get younger guys just going into puberty and before they have had a sexual experience with the opposite sex to try their lifestyles. These young boys mostly had no fathers growing up, a domineering mother, and thus look to an older gay guy as a big brother or father figure.
Remember adultry is also a sin to God also, but 50% of Americans have done this. The results of sexual sins are apparent in our culture today. Men do not raise their own children. Children with broken families have 92% more problems than normal two parent kids. The gay lifestyle gave us AIDS and gays have far more sexually transmitted diseases. Same with prostitutes. All of these diseases and problems with juvilile delinquency, gangs, prostitution, and drug problems, mostly stem from parents not being parents.
Nothing beats a good God fearing two original parent families. Kids grow up more wholesome, healthy, respectful, and are more prosperous in life. Dads who take their kids fishing, hunting, shooting, or plays baseball, or throws a football with them. Having a family game night, helps with homework, is involved with their kids, family vacations. Kids NEED both a FATHER figure and a MOTHER figure in their lives for balance. Noone is perfect, but kids are and can be much better, and harder working as adults.
Just because Christians call a spade a spade, homosexuality is a sin, as well as adultry, we are called bigots and have hate. We are only telling people what God is telling people, you can't be truely happy and content, if you deviate from God's path of normal healthy relationships. We do not HATE people, we HATE the sin, but love the sinner.
A resent Princeton University study said kids exposed to sex on TV and Movies start having sex at a younger age, resulting in more teen pregnancies, and disease spreading. Hmm, haven't we heard that warning somewhere before.
A Godly lifestyle is fun, wholesome, and relaxing, no need for promiscuity, dieviant sex, drunken parties. There are a lot of good things that can be done to have fun, and not hurt yourselves or others.