The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms,       
such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality. This is true for all persons, whatever their sexual            
orientation…There is dignity in the bond between two men or two women who seek to marry and in their           
autonomy to make such profound choices.                                                                        
                                                                                                               
Marriage responds to the universal fear that a lonely person might call out only to find no one there.         
It offers the hope of companionship and understanding and assurance that while both still live there           
will be someone to care for the ot