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:They do have the same rights.  There may be minor differences in how one joins a marriage vs. a domestic partnership and it's easier to dissolve a domestic partnership, but a couple that has entered into a domestic partnership has the same rights as marriage.

:They do have the same rights.  There may be minor differences in how one joins a marriage vs. a domestic partnership and it's easier to dissolve a domestic partnership, but a couple that has entered into a domestic partnership has the same rights as marriage.

:Also, I'm afraid I have difficulty with the addition of the gender neutral language.  Marriage was defined as a man and woman; there was no need to use language that would define it as such when it was already understood.  It was only changes in society that could alter the definition that caused the change in 1977 to clarify. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 01:53, 8 November 2008 (EST)

:Also, I'm afraid I have difficulty with the addition of the gender neutral language.  Marriage was defined as a man and woman; there was no need to use language that would define it as such when it was already understood.  It was only changes in society that could alter the definition that caused the change in 1977 to clarify. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 01:54, 8 November 2008 (EST)