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Equality In the Choice of Marriage Millions of couples are brought together each year speaking the all too familiar words "In sickness and in heath, till death do us part." These vows are a public declaration of a sacred bond the couple hopes to uphold. After the vows are spoken the couple is now one in society. Sharing the same last name, insurance policies and money saving tax forms. These are only a few of …

…most Americans realize, not just for gay people, but also for society. Do we want to take prejudice and hatred with us into the centuries to come? Hatred is not a family value, love is, and the love shared between two people builds the home and communities that everyone lives for. When the commitment of marriage is taken, whether it is a man and a woman, or a same-sex couple the meaning is the same.