# Every state in the U.S. enacts civil union guarantees for homosexuals. Now what for the detractors?

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**Created:** [October 31, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-state-in-the-u-s-enacts-civil-union-guarantees-for-homosexuals-now-what-for-the-detractors/639430 "2012-10-31T13:36:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-state-in-the-u-s-enacts-civil-union-guarantees-for-homosexuals-now-what-for-the-detractors/639430/21 "2012-11-04T00:50:07Z")

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They could form an alliance with [these guys](http://theflatearthsociety.org).

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-state-in-the-u-s-enacts-civil-union-guarantees-for-homosexuals-now-what-for-the-detractors/639430/22 "2012-11-04T00:56:19Z")

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> [@Nava](#):
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> I still don’t understand why the hell are you guys so fixated on dividing “the legal aspects of marriage” from “civil unions”. Just call them civil whatever for everybody damnit! (Well, something shorter than “ **civil whatever for everybody damnit** ”, plus I suspect the cussword wouldn’t pass muster in most Parliaments).

Makes a great acronym… “We’re going to get C-WED!”

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