My new campaign

OK, here it is: replace the word "marriage" in all state law with "civil union."

Please, let's not waste any more time and money arguing over semantics. I don't care if the religious people get to keep the word "marriage" for themselves. (Note to religious LGBT's: I wish you luck as you carry on the fight for marriage equality in your churches, mosques and synagogues. But your religion is none of my business -- as long as your religion doesn't interfere with my life. I want civil rights, not religious rites.)

What I care about is having my relationship regarded as legally equal, under state law, to any other monogamous partnership between two consenting adults. If bigots want to say my relationship is not morally equal to their heterosexual ideal, fine. I disagree, but we will always disagree on that. I certainly hope a majority of Californians would agree that church teaching on homosexuality should stay in the church and out of the constitution.

Here's my campaign slogan: "Draw the line between church and state, not between gay and straight."