Quote Originally Posted by nogaroheli View Post
Marriage has up until now meant a union between a man and woman. ...Now, why does that meaning have to change? I really don't care what two dudes do, why they do it, what they call it, but why is it so important to call it marriage? Call it a Civil Union, call it Vuvuzela Spectacular or whatever you want, but I'm not comfortable with the idea of the govenment feeling they need to redefine the meening of the word. It's a slippery slope.

Bottom line from all the arguements I've heard: They feel that anything less than a gay "marriage" is subpar and they are not recognized as equal citizens with straight people... or something like that.