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To: Lane3 who wrote (94039)	1/6/2005 3:42:46 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) of 793885

But, like the autodidact, someone could achieve the same accomplishment without the certificate. Not so. This is belied by the passion and energy spent by gay men and women trying to establish the right to marry. A marriage license conveys a status which is not conveyed by the simple act of sexual congress. By status, I do not mean class. I don't know any place on earth where loving someone, having sex with that someone, and cohabiting with that someone conveys the actual status of marriage without something more. It could be as simple as "jumping the broom." It could be as simple as holding yourself out as married (in places where common law marriages are legal, there are still a couple where holding yourself out as married will create that status). But until both parties actually do that "something more", they do not "achieve the same accomplishment." Certificate or not. The pieces of paper I mentioned were all indicia of legal ownership or legal status. As you say, the pieces of paper are replaceable. But you can't even have the little pieces of paper unless you meet the pre-requisites. There is no "little piece of paper" for shacking up.

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