Reply #11: I can only guess.. [View All]

[FM Arouet666]

I think gay and lesbian people care because it is more than just a word, marriage. By demanding that they accept a civil union instead of a marriage, they are in essence being told to accept second class citizenship. Yes, most if not all of the rights attached to marriage are available to them, but they are still not completely equal. A gilded cage is still a cage. Second class citizenship in American history has not been very kind. Ask african americans, women, native americans, hispanic americans or any other minority you can thinks of. I suspect that if I were gay I would be as vocal as many in the gay and lesbian community are about this issue.