My daughter, friends, and family should enjoy the same rights as everyone who is currently protected. I want them to enjoy these benefits.
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Marriage matters because it shows a commitment to family, and is a validation of that relationship that provides legal protections.
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Life is short- it should be as crammed full of joy for each of us as it can possibly be. We all need to be the people we're meant to be. If we're our best selves because of the love of another, it's critical that we are fully part of the relationship. Marriage is the vehicle for the rich life.
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It matters because it is one of our basic civil rights. The benefits and rights from marriage should be for all people everywhere. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness includes the option of marriage for all.
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As a matter of equality, a vote that gay persons are not less than the heterosexual mainstream majority. Second, a share in the American Dream of falling in love and awknowledging that love with marriage and setting up as a household and family together with access to the rights and privileges and assurances that heterosexual couples take for granted.
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Marriage matters to me because it signifies a relationship between two people who care about each other.It also matters because I have a wonderful grandson, an ordained minister, who happens to be gay. He can perform marriages for others but cannot be married himself.
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Prohibition against marriage creates second class citizens based on innate characteristics. We need to ensure that all have equal civil rights.
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Marriage equality makes sense as soon as you meet two people who are gay or lesbian. Before that, it seems a little abstract or non-traditional. When you know real people, though, all of those questions seem silly.
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Marriage is an important civil right, and our government should treat all citizens as equals.
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