For a long time I was on the fence about this issue. Honestly to this day, 2 men showing each other physical affection can still turn my stomach. But then I looked at it from the perspective of someone in love.
When you think about it, whether they are gay, lesbian straight or bi, they love each other. And they're going to be together regardless of whether they're married or not. When I look at my wife and how much she means to me and consider that gay and lesbian people feel the exact same way about their partners it's quite obvious to me that civil unions aren't about destroying our American culture and spreading the "gay way". It's about people wanting to spend the rest of their lives together and having the same feelings that any couple in love does.
The christian right take offense to it because they see it as an assault on the sanctity of marriage. I even tend to agree with them there slightly. But when it's called a civil union, which for the sake of everyone else is basically just for legal and benefits purposes, I don't see a problem. But the christian right still does. Why? Because there is an anti-gay submotive. They view gays as second class citizens just like minorities used to be back when minorities couldn't vote or legally do anything. They see this as a way to stand up against gays and lesbians and deny them the benefits of being legally joined. This is not just me spouting off rhetoric. I know this because I've overheard and participated in discussions where these exact motives were expressed.
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