What if the state didn’t bother with recognizing or performing marriage at all, but instead performed civil unions for all, recognized them with all the same rights, and left marriage to religious and other private organizations to define and perform as they wished? The question … is one that the editorial board expects to pursue.

Los Angeles Times editorial board, paraphrasing CA Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin. (via spiegelman)

this is EXACTLY what i want to see happen.

(via woody)

Agreed.

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