Maybe 'Traditional' Marriage Should Be Called '50% Fail Rate' Marriage

"Marriage equality" is the preferred and politically correct term. We often use "gay marriage" because that's the common vernacular today, but it's hard to deny that the term itself is a sign of discrimination. It's the same kind of subtle discrimination as saying "male nurse." Food for thought. What term to do you use and why?
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"Marriage equality" is the preferred and politically correct term. We often use "gay marriage" because that's the common vernacular today, but it's hard to deny that the term itself is a sign of discrimination. It's the same kind of subtle discrimination as saying "male nurse." Food for thought. What term to do you use and why?

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