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So it's not about words... or is it? > "Gay couples have been allowed since 2005 to enter "civil partnerships", conferring the same legal rights as marriage, b
by hkphooey 13y ago
So it's not about words... or is it?
> "Gay couples have been allowed since 2005 to enter "civil partnerships", conferring the same legal rights as marriage, but campaigners say the distinction gives the impression that society considers gay relationships inferior."
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/27/britain-gaymarriage-idINDEEA2Q0D820140327 http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/27/britain-gaymarriage...
- scott_karana 13y agoSociety DOES consider gay relationships inferior in many places, unfortunately. Discrimination exists, and this same "different name" concept has existed, with socially damaging results, in the past: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separate_but_equal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separate_but_equal
- hkphooey 13y agoYes, and under Islam the punishment for simply being gay is DEATH - stoning, hanging and beheading - so why all the faux outrage at Brendan Eich instead of protesting outside mosques and embassies?!