| I chose "civil rights issue". The thing about marriage in our society is that it really is not just between two people. It is a social recognition of the constituency of a family. And there are many laws that pertain specifically to families and there are many rights and duties that also apply to families. So it is not really a private issue at all. There is a reason why historically marriages were very public events. It was a method from a simpler time to notify everyone that there was a new family unit in the village and they were to be given the rights, privileges and duties accorded to such a unit. Nowadays we have marriage certificates.
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