Many complained about the slowly advancing governmental process of changing partnership into marriage, especially as the two types of unions were already essentially the same and many considered the change inevitable and natural. Supporters said there is no validity in the argument that same-sex marriage would threaten opposite-sex marriage because a gender-neutral marriage law would have no greater impact on society than the partnership law and argued it was simply a matter of principle and equality. For the opposition, they saw it as a threat to the symbolic value of marriage.
Many voiced dissatisfaction with the slow pace of governmental change in transitioning partnerships into marriages, particularly as both types were already functionally equivalent and many considered the shift inevitable and natural. Supporters argued that there was no validity to the claim that same-sex marriage would threaten opposite-sex marriage because a gender-neutral marriage law would have no greater impact on society than the partnership law and asserted it was simply a matter of principle and equality. Conversely, opponents perceived it as a threat to the symbolic value of marriage.