In article ,
SeaNymph wrote:

No one would be having this discussion if homophobes in the US had
simply approved a legally binding civil union, that gave gays the same
civil rights that hetero couples have always enjoyed. It also wouldn't
be happening if the religious aspect was not the main component of the
opposition.

Probably not. There was a group pushing specifically for marriage wbo
were very vocal that civil unions weren't the same no matter what they
included.
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