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Yes.The union of a gay or lesbian couple should be valued as it stands in a Civil Union. With all the respect that it is due.

The need to protect the sanctity of those in a marriage and those who are to be married should also be protected in its own right. It would be a change for the better, if gay and lesbian couples understood its sanctity and respected it as it is.

But even a more important change for the better would be, how each union is recognized in todays society. A meaningful coupling that can only nourish,making both stronger.

To accommodate the real and significant needs of couples it is not the couples but the services that need to change. Insurance companies, health care system, and the institutions that resist, can be changed in time.

The inclusion of one little box, on forms,that are selectively placed,should now have the option to check "civil union " There by acknowledging a couple who qualifies for the benefits, that they like all others will pay and use as they go through life.

The changing norms do not come easily, but change they will. It is important that we hang on to the things that we value now and as we all grow add even more to our tapestry.

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