Gay Marriage

[Los Feliz Slim]

I wish I could put this more intelligently, but:

Someone please tell me why this is even an issue. Denying homosexuals the same rights that non-homosexuals have is out-and-out discrimination. How can so many people be OK with this?

By "marriage", I'm also referring to domestic partnerships, etc, that confer the same rights and responsibilities as marriage. But, if it's the word "marriage" that you want to hold sacred but are OK w/allowing the same rights under some other name, why? What makes the word so special?