From a purely compassionate standpoint, whether you approve of their lifstyle or not, some partners stay together for many years and when onw of them dies the other gets nothing under the law.

I think there should be something along the lines of "civil unions" put into effect so that the partner who has been supportive all those years doesn't get screwed over by the pissed off family of the deceased. Some might consider homosexuality wrong, but is it any more morally right to screw over fellow human beings just because you don't approve of their lifestyle?

I believe not. I also don't believe they should legally be able to obtain the title "married". Marriage is between a man and woman. Society must progress, yes. But we must not thow away the things which make us a society to begin with such as "marriage".

If the gay couple wants to say that they are married after getting the civil union, there would be nothing stopping them due to freedom of speech, and they should have similar benefits. Under no circumstances should they ever officially be given the title of "husband and husband", or "wife and wife", in my opinion.

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