Union-The grouping together.

Civil Right-Rights guaranteed to all individuals by the 13 and 14 and 15 and 19 Amendments the U.S. Constitution,the right to vote and the right to have equal treatment under the law.

Marriage-A Man and A woman.

" I put the three words up and some of the meaning so we can see the between.. that words can make. "YES" I know that their is more to it them the word it self.

I understand that they are a lot of people that think that gays and lesbian do not have the right to marry our partners and to have a family.

I am looking at the words and thinking ...how came we get around the words and still have all of the bells and whistle that marriage gives. I fell that there are a lot of gays and lesbian running around saying that they do not support marriage between same-sex because they do think it right. I ask why not support something that came keep form someone coming and making a decision on your behalf and leaving your partner out of it and taking your family away from you?

If you want to get a better understanding in what the law are in your state when it comes to same -sex marriage.

• I went online and check to see what was in our domestic partnership act in D.C.It seem that the domestic Partnership was pass in 1992 and let me tell D.C. got it going on!!! They may not all call it marriage but it sure has all of the bells and whistle to it .I will tell you some of what the DC domestic partnership Act have in it.1.Health care and Decision Making * Domestic partners may vista each other in the hospitals.*Domestic partner make medical decisions if their partners are incapacitate*Domestic partner have the right of guardianship and power of attorney.
• Death and inheritance *If a domestic partner dies, the survivor may claim the partner's remains*Domestic partners have rights as surviving partners.*If a persons die without a will (intestate) their domestic partner inherits the estate,it would be a good thing to have Will it can make things better.
• Taxes *Domestic Partners may file their D.C. taxes jointly*Transfer of real property between domestic partners is exempt from taxation by the D.C. Government.
• Property* If a person dies in the process of their apartment being converted to a condominium. partners retain the rights to buy the unit.*Domestic may use the tax abatement's for rehabilitation of single-family homes in enterprise zones if their home-owing domestic partner dies.
• Crime and Violence*Domestic partners have standing to sue for negligence causing death. This is just some of the D.C. Domestic Partners Act.

Under the act ,partner have inheritance right,cannot be forced to testify against each After reading the D.C. Domestic Partnership Act of 1992 it may not say marriage but it sure do have all of the bells and whistle to it... " tell me what would you like? The word marriage or all of the bells and whistle? equal treatment under the law..

DC CITY COUNCIL VOTES WAS 12 TO 1 TO RECOGIZIE SAME SEX MARRIAGES FORM OTHER Jurisdictions. ON May 5,09 The fight for equality.

The District of Columbia council voted to recognize other same-sex contracted form other states and countries this just the first steps ,this has to go forward to the federal courts.

• There is a lot of parts to this marriage thing..
• Visibility The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),prohibits federal recognition of and federal benefits and protections for same-sex marriages.
• Politics In 2008 ,Sam Adams was elected mayor of Portland, One making him the first openly gay men mayor one of the 30 largest U.S. cities.
• Health&Family According to the 2000 census 33% of females same-sex households and 22% of males same-sex households include at least one child under the age of 18.
• Business Nineteen states provide employment discrimination protection based on sexual orientation ,11 also provide protection based on gender identity.
• Religion&Faith The Metropolitan community is the largest gay denomination with 300 congregation in 222 countries.

I read somethang that (Rev Al Sharton )said "Whatever your personal feelings may be about gay and lesbian marriages, uless you are prepared to say gays and lesbian are not human beings,they should have the same rights of any other human being"

That is how I feel about having Marriage Eguality.