Yahknow, I think that the *only* thing that Mormons dislike about Prop 8 is the use of the word "Marriage".
To them, Marriage is a religious institution, and I think they have trouble with a largely non-religious group wanting to take on a religious label.
Not everyone wants to engage in the permanent binding called "marriage" (regardless of sexual orientation), but want the same rights (such as inheritance, hospital visitation, taxation, etc) that governments grant married people.
I am completely surprised that nobody anywhere has instituted a formal "domestic partner" registration. Let the religious keep their marriage. What we really need isn't a "right to marry" but a "right to claim rights".
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To them, Marriage is a religious institution, and I think they have trouble with a largely non-religious group wanting to take on a religious label.
Not everyone wants to engage in the permanent binding called "marriage" (regardless of sexual orientation), but want the same rights (such as inheritance, hospital visitation, taxation, etc) that governments grant married people.
I am completely surprised that nobody anywhere has instituted a formal "domestic partner" registration. Let the religious keep their marriage. What we really need isn't a "right to marry" but a "right to claim rights".