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But they still wouldn't be illegal. No one would go to jail for being married. They just wouldn't be recognized by the state. That is way different than what O

• michaelhoffman 13y ago
  "Illegal" is not the same thing as "criminal."
• silencio 13y ago
  > No one would go to jail for being married. Well, Prop 8 specifically didn't try to do that, but that isn't unheard of in the US: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/10/indiana-gay-marriage-debate-state-laws/2504767/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/10/indiana... > They just wouldn't be recognized by the state. Okcupid may have worded that badly, but the problem doesn't go away because it changed from "illegal" to "refusal to recognize/allow". It's still fundamentally terrible. And yes, I recognize the difference between the two - I'm fully aware this country made interracial marriages like mine straight out illegal and not just unrecognized up until 50 years ago, and it's only been a week since I got married and I've already had to deal with thinly veiled racism.