| − | '''Same-sex marriage''' is the term for a legal arrangement which mimics [[marriage]], except that the partners are of the same gender: e.g., two men, or two women. Although the [[gay rights movement]] promotes the arrangement as a [[civil rights]] issue, conservatives believe the actual intention is to destroy the institution of marriage altogether. | + | '''Same-sex marriage''' is the term for a legal arrangement which mimics [[marriage]], except that the partners are of the same gender: e.g., two men, or two women. Contrary to many irrational claims, [[gay marriage]] is not causing marriage to be completely destroyed in the United States. The real problem is a complete lack of respect for the institution of marriage, not the possibility of same-sex couples marrying. |