this is just stupid though. why should society even HAVE to offer an alternative to same sex couples: they should just fall into the category of every other married people out there without some tag on them saying that they're married but not really married 'cause you know, they're kinda gay. this just singles them out even more, and that should be the last thing anyone wants these days - making people feel like they aren't legit married is ridiculous. this one line is just so disrespectful and rude, "Homosexuals should have some kind of an official union, similar to marriage but not 'marriage' in name," and is just so genuinely stupid.
and why are people still clinging onto the idea of marriage being "sacred," when it's more than half obvious that marriage isn't as pure as people make it out to be. and if it is so special, why even offer the option of divorce? if it's"ruffling feathers" then what's divorce doing to these religious people, are they slashing their wrists or what?