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I think most of us want to give gay couples the same rights as married couples. Atleast we can agree on that.
I think the hangup is marriage. And it is a legitmate hangup, because for most this is a religious definition with legal connotations; while for the gay community, it is primary a legal definition.
There are only a couple clear paths I can see to get past the impasse. Gays could accept civil unions without marriage; they seem unwilling to sacrifice this point. The general public could accept gay marriage; this too seems unlikely. You can have courts impose gay marriage, like in Mass and CT; but this causes a lot of strife, and frankly causes more trouble than its worth.
I still think my idea is the best…but that is because I am an arrogant idiot.
