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Old 08-03-2012, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Antitrust32 View Post
That was such an insult towards Howard Stern!

I have a much better idea. Why don't all 50 states and the Federal Government just include same-sex couples in their "definition" of marriage... and all of this bickering can stop and people can move on with their lives, with equal rights and hopefully happiness.
Would most same-sex couples be satisfied with civil unions creating the same rights and obligations that are found in traditional marriages and that are recognized in all states? It would be a marriage, short the name. I know that some argue that it won't be truly equal rights for same-sex couples until they can marry, but what difference does it really make if the same-sex coupling is called a civil union instead of a marriage, at least in legal terms. I sometimes wonder if the battle over same-sex marriages is as much about acceptance as it is about equal rights.
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