Reply #108: OK, so bigots will argue til the cows come home, but it takes away their power. [View All]

[Tigress DEM]

You DO have a deal with the word. AND you don't ever have to give it up. There can be a grandfather/grandmother clause in the amendment.

But you were able to get that word because you married according to the man-woman guidelines even if you didn't do it in the church. AND yes, this world is really, really hard on those that aren't religious. I'm sorry about that and I'm sorry if my idea contributes to your pain.

Having ONE category that grants equal rights is something that will resolve this for so many and when more and more people have their families and their rights more people will see that for all our differences we're still basically the same.

It's not about changing the word, it's about having one law and one category that treats people the same in regards to partnerships.