Debate on same sex marriage heats up

Debate is heating up in Estonia over the introduction of same sex marriages. The daily Postimees calls on both sides to remain calm and objective: "A law on same sex marriages wouldn't mean the slightest change in most people's daily lives, but it would mean rethinking our cultural and social practices. And something like that takes time. On the one side you've got the firebrand advocates of gay rights, and on the other you've got a just as passionate set of opponents. Meanwhile everybody else tries to ignore the topic as best they can. Those opposed to same sex marriages are castigated as fuddy-duddy hypocrites, while homosexuals are attacked as sickos. Neither of these positions are at all constructive, and with arguments like that nothing will ever change. Plus everyone of course has the right to protection, but they also have the right to their own opinion."

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