I believe you've hit the nail on the head, xarissa. Why can't gay unions be referred to as "civil unions"? I'm assuming from my conversations with people who were against Prop. 8, the reason is because "But marriage between gay people is the same as marriage between non-gay people." I think this is the heart of the matter. Religious people feel there should be a diffentiation between the two unions and others feel it either doesn't matter or they want a gay union recognized to be the same thing as a union between a man and a woman. I certainly hope this can be resolved and that legal adults in any legal union all have the same rights and are treated with respect. (Wow, I am an idealist! But wouldn't it be nice?)
On Prop 8: Mormon Persecution, Marriage and the Refuge of Patriotism
I believe you've hit the nail on the head, xarissa. Why can't gay unions be referred to as "civil unions"? I'm assuming from my conversations with people who were against Prop. 8, the reason is because "But marriage between gay people is the same as marriage between non-gay people." I think this is the heart of the matter. Religious people feel there should be a diffentiation between the two unions and others feel it either doesn't matter or they want a gay union recognized to be the same thing as a union between a man and a woman. I certainly hope this can be resolved and that legal adults in any legal union all have the same rights and are treated with respect. (Wow, I am an idealist! But wouldn't it be nice?)