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re: The Equal Benefits Ordinance
People can make and sustain a relationship without the help of government or church. Some of the most enduring commitments are private ones. It is not necessarily a public event to decide to share one's life with another. Why should any couple, gay or straight, have the same rights as a couple who acquire a set of papers?