Not really - torasin and I bat this ball about quite often. Being gen Y he views marriage and "civil unions" as two very different things. You and I, both being Gen X, view them as the same damned thing, just approached a different way and with a different name. It also helps that emotionally you and I view it the same - it's making a commitment to someone, to taking them as your spouse and setting up your own little family unit (children optional, pets a must :P)
Commitment ceremony, marriage, civil union, civil partnership, defacto - emotionally they all boil down to the same goddamn thing.
And denying that to a slice of the population because HOLY SHIT they like the same sex? That's flat out fucking insane.
Seriously, there's no way whatsoever anyone can justify being against gay marriage. None. Go on, try.
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Date: 2011-07-08 12:34 pm (UTC)Commitment ceremony, marriage, civil union, civil partnership, defacto - emotionally they all boil down to the same goddamn thing.
And denying that to a slice of the population because HOLY SHIT they like the same sex? That's flat out fucking insane.
Seriously, there's no way whatsoever anyone can justify being against gay marriage. None. Go on, try.