No..... Let's not compare it with other things, let's celebrate the fact that Australia has said that it will allow committed same-sex couples to marry. A very good day, indeed.
Two married men will either refer to both of them as husband, or partner.
Two married women will either refer to themselves as wives, or partners.
A man married to a woman will refer to each other as either husband and wife or partners.
My reference to the word ‘partner’ was in relation to married people. It makes sense for unmarried people (or those in civil partnerships) to refer to themselves as partners.
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