Should gay men and women have full protection under the law and be treated with respect and equality by all people?
Yes.
Should gay persons have every civil and constitutional right that other people have?
Of course.
Should gay men and women be able to choose one partner to live with, be true to and cherish?
Absolutely.
Should gay unions be called “marriage?”
No.
Why?
The best answer may be the simplest. Because that is not what “marriage” means. Marriage means a committed union between a man and a woman, with the likelihood or at least the possibility of procreation. Marriage has always meant that, and it has always been the glue that holds families and communities and society together. Webster, as far back as it goes, defines marriage as “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.” And of course, that definition goes back 100 times farther than Webster.
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