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David A. Kaye (dk@crl.com) wrote:
: Jay Hinton wrote:
: : 	Hello.  My name is Jay Hinton, and I am a Sociology student at USC,  
: : and am embarking upon a project studying Domestic Partnerships, Same  
: : Sex Relations, and the way in which both society views them, and the  
: : way that those involved view themselves.

: You might be interested to know that in the years since San Francisco has 
: had domestic partner registrations (a sort-of marriage license) the VAST 
: majority of people applying for these registrations have been male/female 
: couples, not gay male or lesbian couples.  The ratio is something like 8 
: to 2.  So much for viewing domestic partnerships as a same-sex thing.


	This certainly seems to imply that 'domestic partnership' and
	similar efforts do indeed devalue marrage... (which is what
	bothered Wilson the most, leading to the veto domestic partners
	bill in CA.)  For if most registrants are opposite-sex, then
	why don't they simply get married?  And if they are not willing
	to get married, then why should society recognize their
	relationship?

	-Mike-