I can't understand how excluding words and erasing genders is "inclusion". Feels very homophobic and misoginist. Why not simply add new options. As a gay man, having fought so hard for gay marriage, I'm apalled that the word husband, that I fought so hard to be able to use in real life, has been excluded. Erasing genders isn't inclusive. Let's add. Not take away;
As a lesbian myself I fully agree with you. It's like they erased my entire identiy and past/current relationships - I also remember when marriage wasn't legal and how elated we were to gain those rights. I always called my gf my girlfriend, when we talked about marriage we always talked about being each other's wife and were so happy to be engaged. Same with my former girlfriend's gay uncle who has been married to his husband within months of it being legal (exchanged vows over a decade before it did) and always called each other their husband and sometimes partner. Spouse feels like the term you use for governmental documents without heart to me.
