Getting in to semantic horseplay is not going to clarify anything.

All marriage-under-law is civil, by nature. The other hankypanky--blessings from old wankers in pointy hats or whathaveyou--is of no interest to anyone, I am sure.


So are you saying, there must be two separate but equal versions of the same union? One for opposite-poles, one for like?

That's an awful waste of harumph and paper and office space given that it is an identical function being subdivided by a superficial opinion. Why would anyone need to maintain separate but equal facilities for filing papers?


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