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Originally posted by gov135
I think you should be able to be married if you want to.
But I don't understand why its so important. Isn't a marriage a public declaration of love to friends, loved ones, and community? Can't this be accomplished without a "legal" ceremony? Are these folks ties to one another any stronger cause they are "recognized?"
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I see your point here in that the actual piece of paper that says you are married shouldn't be that important. What should be important is how you feel inside, not what the public is willing to accept. And of course there is no doubt at all that same sex couples have the same emotional ties as any other couples. But, having said that....I would think that anyone in this situation would feel very strongly that they have just as much right to have their relationship legalized and recognized. I know if I were to be in this situation I would certainly want to have the same rights as two other people in love.