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"Domestic Partnership" Does Not Equal Marriage

Started by Shana A, February 01, 2009, 07:21:46 PM

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Shana A

February 01, 2009, 07:21:46 PM
"Domestic Partnership" Does Not Equal Marriage
Filed by: Michael Crawford
February 1, 2009 11:30 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2009/02/domestic_partnership_does_not_equal_marr.php

An editorial on marriage in the Portland Press Herald laid out in the clearest language possible why the debate around relationship recognition should about marriage and not just the collection of rights and responsibilities accessed through marriage.

    A domestic partnership law is the wrong place to start the discussion. Those who object to the state applying family law norms to same-sex relationships see it as a way to sneak gay marriage into the law books.

    Those who support same-sex marriage view it as a less-than-equal legal status that does not carry one of the most important benefits of marriage - its universal recognition.

    In a school, hospital or courthouse, everyone understands the family relationship of marriage and the rights that go with it. A new institution with an unfamiliar name would not have the same weight.
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