Reply #3: Al Sharpton has a good definition [View All]

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he says its like telling a black or latino that you can't get married, but you have the right to shack-up

civil union arrangements, in France for example, do not necessarily have to be between recognized gay people, but can be between any couple who want to share some of the benefits extended to married couples

but these couples don't have full rights as "married" couples do: they cannot adopt children or sponsor their partner from a foreign country to come and be with them -- rights that married heterosexuals take for granted