equal marriage
Gender-neutral wedding rights
Equal marriage is marriage between two people of the same sex, used as a term by advocates who reject distinguishing it from opposite-sex marriage.
The phrase emphasizes that legal rights and social recognition should be identical regardless of the couple's genders: The campaign for equal marriage succeeded in 2015.
Largely synonymous with same-sex marriage or gay marriage, though equal marriage carries more explicit political framing.
Official enactment of statutes
- statuteEnacted written rule
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- actDeed or performance
- amendmentChange to official text
bill · ordinance · ruling · decree · legalization · constitutionality · jurisprudence · court
Love and its excitement
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
partnership · relationship · union · couple · togetherness · trust · loyalty · fidelity
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- justiceFair treatment under law
- parityState of being equal
- non-discriminationEqual treatment regardless of difference
recognition · dignity · entitlement · protection · benefits · inheritance · adoption rights · spousal rights
Direct effort for reform
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- movementChange in position
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- progressMovement toward improvement
lobbying · demonstration · pride · rally · petition · protest · milestone · victory
State of varied elements
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- representationDepiction or likeness
- belongingState of fitting in
recognition · visibility · respect · dignity · openness · affirmation · mainstream · normalization
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
amendment · bill · ordinance · ruling · decree · legalization · constitutionality · jurisprudence · court · verdict
romance
Love and its excitement
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
intimacy · partnership · relationship · union · couple · togetherness · trust · loyalty · fidelity · bond
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
non-discrimination · recognition · dignity · entitlement · protection · benefits · inheritance · adoption rights · spousal rights · citizenship
activism
Direct effort for reform
progress · lobbying · demonstration · pride · rally · petition · protest · milestone · victory · struggle
diversity
State of varied elements
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- representationDepiction or likeness
belonging · recognition · visibility · respect · dignity · openness · affirmation · mainstream · normalization · integration
- gay marriagesame-sex wedding, civil union, civil partnership, domestic partnership, civil unions
equal marriagemarriage ban
Legal block on wedlock
Defense of Marriage Act · DOMA · traditional marriage · Proposition 8 · sodomy laws
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