I am not against homosexual 'marriage' myself. (If this word violates someone, please read it as 'Commitment')And I dont think most straight people here are against this concept. We may sometimes show our concerns, curiosities, or occasionally doubts, but as long as it has nothing to do with our lives, whats the big deal anyway?
However, the truth is that homosexual marriage is not protected by 'the Marriage Law' here. (I believe laws are set to protect people rather than decide what is right or wrong.) IMHO, it's not because of some religion or ethic issues proposed by Yau pages ago, but some familial and social reasons which ingrained in Chinese for thousands of years. In other words, before a person chooses a homo's life, he/she should consider and reconsider the question that 'SHOULD HE/SHE ABANDON THE LONG CHERISHED OBLIGATION OF HAVING BABIES AND SUSTAINING HIS FAMILY SURMAME OR HER FAMILY BLOODLINE.' And this question is indeed a heavy blow, especially for those who are the only child of their families. Hence, unfortunately, most homos here choose to suppress their feelings, but form families and accomplish their 'historic duties.' Some of those unnatural couples end up with miserable break-ups years of having a baby. Sad, isnt it? But its the reality.
People who read Chinese newspapers will find that homosexual marriages are put to discussion recently. Luckily, reports were all positive and encouraged more cares to these under-pressure people. At least to me, not a single article I ever read denoted homos are abnormal or sick (need to be cured) and those children they adopted turned into homos. So I am just a bit surprised to read those post againt homo marriage with all kinds of seemingly plausible evidences. Is it that our new media are covering things up or those evidences are created to against some people's happiness?
I think there are other reasons why homo marriage hasnt been included in our law.
(1) Most sincere homo couples intend to live a silent life in the current situation in China.
If the two do care about eath other, frankly speaking, what's so important to get a piece of paper declaring the marriage in one of the government department? They can have a wedding legally without any infringement on others. Since most of the homos are not interested, why should the government hurry?
(2) Laws and regulations are criteria set by human-beings which take common realisation as a cornerstone. But do straight man really understand homos? Can this law be made by homos? I doubt it. What if the well-intentioned law unintionallay hurt the vulnerable minorities of our societies? What if this misinterpretation of the law lead to a more topsy-tursy and complicated issue? Times change, people change, maybe we just need to let it grow in a healthy way.
In conclusion, to me, homo marriage now in China are exactly the same as hetero one except one official paper.