Yes, I think I agree. What is being sought is not necessarily marriage but the set of rights that are attendent to it. I thought the French had a sensible approach; they created a civil union scheme open to all in addition to marriage. It had a lot of advantages marriage didn't have; not least lacking the baggage the religious right had saddled marriage with...
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Date: 2004-02-17 10:04 am (UTC)