We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Gay Marriage) into either SIMILAR or NOT SIMILAR. A pair of arguments is considered SIMILAR if the arguments are about the same FACET (making the same argument), and is considered NOT SIMILAR if they do not have the same FACET. A FACET is a low level issue that often reoccurs in many arguments in support of the author's stance or in attacking the other author's position.

[EX Q]: Sent1: But when it comes to the other side of the coin, Gay marriage directly affects a couples ability to have their love and commitment viewed under the law and in society the same way heterosexual marriages are viewed and protected.
Sent2: Hetero and homosexual couples should have equal protection under the law.
[EX A]: Similar

[EX Q]: Sent1: The upshot for _________pro-family______ groups is that if heterosexuals keep screwing up marriage, by the time gay people finally win the right nationally, we won______t want to use it.
Sent2: Marriage is a holy union between a man and a woman_______________it is not a civil union (although many treat it as such)_______________and that is why so many people have a problem with legalizing gay marriage.
[EX A]: Not similar

[EX Q]: Sent1: If civil unions do not provide the same benefits and protections as marriage, then civil unions are clearly not equal to marriage, and again, gay people are being treated as less-than-equal citizens.
Sent2: Gay rights activists have continued to press for full marriage equality, saying civil unions do not satisfy a state Supreme Court ruling that entitles gay couples to the same benefits as married couples.
[EX A]:
Similar