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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 1153687" data-attributes="member: 9789">&quot;Equality&quot; - the state of being equal, in status, rights and opportunities.&nbsp; There are those who do not believe in equality; I don&#039;t fit in that category. In the &#039;70&#039;s, I watched my wife perform a man&#039;s job and get inferior pay (half of what a man would get) to do the same job.&nbsp; This is when my mindset changed.&nbsp; It was tough to endure but it served me well working at UPS.&nbsp; I worked at UPS when only men worked in the hub. I am not proud to say that I grew up believing this was a &quot;man&#039;s&quot; world.&nbsp; I do believe in equality in all aspects of the meaning.&nbsp; However I think that there are 3 words (and the derivatives that denote sex), that have special meaning that cannot be taken any other way. To be clear, there should be no difference in legal definition for gay or lesbian civil unions. Nobody should be treated differently. No one can dispute the difference between a man and a woman, but you can engage in a conversation about the word marriage and to a lesser extent the word wedding. To me, the word marriage is sacred and defines a heterosexual union. I respect the rights of gay and lesbians to form and hold a civil union please respect my heterosexual feeling about the word marriage. Differences are good. Diversity is good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 1153687, member: 9789"] "Equality" - the state of being equal, in status, rights and opportunities. There are those who do not believe in equality; I don't fit in that category. In the '70's, I watched my wife perform a man's job and get inferior pay (half of what a man would get) to do the same job. This is when my mindset changed. It was tough to endure but it served me well working at UPS. I worked at UPS when only men worked in the hub. I am not proud to say that I grew up believing this was a "man's" world. I do believe in equality in all aspects of the meaning. However I think that there are 3 words (and the derivatives that denote sex), that have special meaning that cannot be taken any other way. To be clear, there should be no difference in legal definition for gay or lesbian civil unions. Nobody should be treated differently. No one can dispute the difference between a man and a woman, but you can engage in a conversation about the word marriage and to a lesser extent the word wedding. To me, the word marriage is sacred and defines a heterosexual union. I respect the rights of gay and lesbians to form and hold a civil union please respect my heterosexual feeling about the word marriage. Differences are good. Diversity is good. [/QUOTE]

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