Quote:Regarding your first paragraph.  The problem that you are discussing is not a legal issue, it's a social issue and has nothing to do with politics.

 

As far as your second paragraph, you need to separate the legal aspect from the social aspect.  Changing the term on a legal document does not really "appease" any certain group, and is actually more inclusive.  Again, this "fight" was about legal
rights, not social "rights".  There is no "different classification".

 

Regarding the part in bold, can you provide an example of this by a Presidential Candidate?

I am not sure how you can say it's not a legal issue when it surely is coupled with the social issue. 

 

http://time.com/3656219/2016-candidates-gay-marriage/

 

There are a myriad of statements there to varying degrees but some follow a similar thought. Marriage is between a man and a woman. If they are all ok with it then maybe they should say it rather than constantly saying it's wrong. The position is it is wrong. Yours comes from a reasonable stance, I simply do not think they share your reasonable one. Marriage is a union between two people. A commitment. Why should it be changed because some people view it as purely a religious thing? This is the part I do not understand. 

 

You don't see how the LGBT community sees changing the term used for what they have fought for as making a new class for them because the opposition opposed what they desire? I mean really? It seems like that much ought be obvious. 

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