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You know, I was married for 23 years to the love of my life,

and he died six years ago.

And I think of all the wonderful years we had

and the wonderful fringe benefit of having three beautiful children.

I don't miss the sex.

You know?

And to me, that's kind of what this boils down to.

Because I don't miss that.

I mean, I certainly miss it.

But it's not...

It is certainly not the aspect of that relationship,

that incredible bond that I had with that human being,

that I really, really genuinely wish I still had.

And so I just...

I think to myself, how could I deny anyone the right to have that incredible bond

with another individual in life?

To me, it seems almost cruel.

And someone made the comment that this is not about equality.

Well, yes, it is about equality.

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