I can't believe people are still on this "It's a Civil Rights Issue" trip. It is NOT a Civil Rights issue.
Civil and political rights are a class of rights ensuring things such as the protection of peoples' physical integrity; procedural fairness in law; protection from discrimination based on gender, religion, race, etc; individual freedom of belief, speech, association, and the press; and political participation.
I said it yesterday and I will say it again. STRAIGHT PEOPLE CANNOT HAVE A DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP. I WAS DENIED HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE I'M NOT GAY...STRAIGHT UP! I LIVED WITH MY FIANCE, BUT COULDN'T BE COVERED UNDER DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP CAUSE I'M STRAIGHT. SO WHY SHOULD THEY GET TO HAVE MARRIAGE IF TWO STRAIGHT PEOPLE CAN'T HAVE DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP???