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I think the "can of worms" so many people seem so terrified of opening contains their own insecurities and mirror reflections of their own ages-old bigotry. No one likes to have to admit that they're on the wrong side of justice and equality; some are more reluctant to face that about themselves than others. Some are so intent on preserving that facet of their psyche that they're willing to resort to violence to protect it.
The rhetoric that proclaims that allowing one group of citizens to engage in the exact same activity that every other citizen legally engages in is a "special right" is beyond disingenous and borders on the insanely asinine. If this were a "special" right for gays, then they would be the only group allowed to enjoy this right. The fact that everyone in this nation except gays are allowed to marry is proof enough that they are not receiving equal treatment under the law. Those holding to the "special rights" argument is either an outright liar or grossly naive.
Not a single argument made against allowing civil unions holds water when scrutinized under the microscope of logic and reason.
The matter is plain and simple. Those against recognizing that gay couples be allowed to enjoy the same rights as other citizens are basing their arguments not on logic and reason but on emotion - namely fear. History has shown innumerable times the wisdom of basing public policy on fear.
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"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses
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