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Old 04-03-2011, 04:44 PM   #11 (permalink)
BoyBrumby
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In the UK at least a civil union has exactly the same rights as a marriage but was not called as such as a sop to mad people in Kent who read the Daily Mail.

It's a complete non-issue, all the arguments against gay marriage are of the "homosexuality; eeuww" variety.
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