Instead of concentrating on marriage, Ettelbrick endorsed a different approach that she believed aligned with the central goals of the lesbian and gay rights movement. She advocated for a legal agenda that expanded options for more types of relationships, and in doing so, narrowed the rights gap between the married and unmarried. She saw domestic partnerships as an important legal tool to advance equality, one that gay and lesbian activists had successfully passed at the state and local levels. Because domestic partnerships weren’t limited to sexual or romantic relationships, Ettelbrick said
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