Everyone here is at lest on the same page. That's a giant step in fighting for anything. I hear you XXWRITERDUDE . But there should be no reason to settle for the lesser. " It's still marriage to me." As soon as you start to live with anyone gay or straight its marriage. Maybe I'm old fashion but that's how I believe. I've been with my other half now for 5 years if that isn't marriage I have no clue what it.

It's so cool that in the UK and like 19 other countries gay people can tie the knot if they want to! MARCJACOB . You are right the hell with what they call it, but it will always sound like we are second class citizens that pay more taxes then straight people do. It is the basic right for Americans, and everyone in the world but we are gantread the right, The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies. " We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Stopping me from being able to marry my lover is treading on my right to my unalienable rights!

DON/MIKE then we should have the right to pick what we want.

Until they pass at the Federal level the Permanent partnership, then I could never see my love in the USA again. The first step would be showing the assholes in DC that gay marriage issue is never going to go away! I want you all to know that this issue has turned me into an activist on this issue.