Reply #58: Question for David Zephyr

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As a homosexual, I would be absolutely elated if the "civil unions" concept was implemented on the national level, even if it was as a compromise with those who are reluctant to change the traditional definition of marriage.

But just as a devil's advocate: let's say civil unions are nationalized for couples of the same sex - - what happens when a gay or lesbian couple that has obtained a civil union gets denied rights in the public sector because conservative "pro-family" groups argue, "oh, a civil union isn't the same as a marriage, so a couple of the same-sex can't have such-and-such rights that married heterosexuals are naturally entitled to"?