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Who thinks gay couples should find another word to use for their unions besides 'marriage?' Since the original definition of that word means between a man and a woman? Would people be more OK with same sex union if they used a different word? Examples: Same sex union, civil union, domestic partnership, homosexual marriage, etc.
I think a lot of people have a problem with them using the term marriage.
I am in favor of Gay Marriage. I would rather they use a different word but I'm not going to lose sleep over it. Don't ask me why, probably just tradition I guess.
Who thinks gay couples should find another word to use for their unions besides 'marriage?' Since the original definition of that word means between a man and a woman? Would people be more OK with same sex union if they used a different word? Examples: Same sex union, civil union, domestic partnership, homosexual marriage, etc.
I think a lot of people have a problem with them using the term marriage.
No, the people who have a problem with it need to get a life...big time.
There must be 10 states that have civil unions or domestic partnerships instead of marriage. A few states that have ssm has civil nions or dp's before courts forced them to adopt ssm.
Non-'marriage' same sex unions are easier to pass politically.
And what difference would it make? Society isn't going to refer to people as "civilly unionized". A gay couple will say, "We're married". Society will eventually just recognize it as a marriage, effectively making the status of civil unions irrelevant.
Social conservatives are just too ignorant to realize they don't hold a monopoly on the definition of marriage, and it's not historically a religious concept.
And what difference would it make? Society isn't going to refer to people as "civilly unionized". A gay couple will say, "We're married". Society will eventually just recognize it as a marriage, effectively making the status of civil unions irrelevant.
Social conservatives are just too ignorant to realize they don't hold a monopoly on the definition of marriage, and it's not historically a religious concept.
Gay couples can say they're married now. I know a bunch of couples, gay and not, who for simplicity sake say they're married.
My only point was that, for whatever reason, use of terms other than 'marriage' are easier politically to pass.
Whether civil unions or dp's are acceptable options until DOMA is repealed or the USSC rules it and laws against ssm are unconstitutional I suppose is something even ssm advocates might not agree on.
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