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[sereneorange]

I need someone to enlighten me. This gay marriage thing. Why is it that anyone cares if they get married. I am not looking for an argument. I don't personally know anyone who is against same sex marriage, so I have no way of knowing what the rational is. So if there is anyone out there that can take the time to engage in respectful discourse about this, please respond.

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[obsidian-cat.livejournal.com]

Hardcore religious conservatives don't want the civil unions recognized, because it threatens their beliefs. And many same-sex couples that hold strong religious beliefs would like the option of a church marriage as well as a legally recognized union, and many churches would agree. I don't think the state will ever recognize church-only marriages, something about that separation of church and state thingumy...

It's not just about a piece of paper, or the recognition - there are so many facets to marriage, legally and socially, that nothing less than fully legalizing gay marriages seems fair to me.