I thought both your "arguments" were petty and slightly offensive. To say basically: 'Just Google my rebuttal' is not worthy of a reply. You could have just skipped my sincere request for reasoning opposite to my own.
Without volunteering too much entropy: I myself have a high-school diploma and my sister is gay.
You are perfectly fine to read "partner" there, though that may not convey the fact that they were not married (which would arguably have made it slightly better).
Without volunteering too much entropy: I myself have a high-school diploma and my sister is gay.
You are perfectly fine to read "partner" there, though that may not convey the fact that they were not married (which would arguably have made it slightly better).