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Article: Re-thinking civil unions and same-sex marriage.
- Article from:
- The Monist
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
- Author:
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Introduction
The current debate about same-sex marriage in the United States has largely overlooked two substantial assumptions shared by both proponents and opponents of same-sex marriage. (1) First, both proponents and opponents of same-sex marriage generally agree that marriage is a valuable practice and institution with a status and significance that elevates it above civil unions. For this reason, proponents of same-sex marriage regard civil unions as an unsatisfactory, second-class alternative to marriage that debars gays and lesbians from participating in a practice that not only offers legal rights and benefits but also has an important social and ...
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