Former US Solicitor General and attorney in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case Theodore Olsen said that recognizing same-sex couples under the term 'domestic partnership' stigmatizes gay people's relationships treating them as if they were "something akin to a commercial venture, not a loving union".
Mantan pengacara AS dalam kasus Perry v. Schwarzenegger yaitu Theodore Olsen mengatakan bahwa mengakui pasangan sejenis dalam istilah 'kemitraan domestik' memberikan stigma bagi hubungan orang gay dan memperlakukan mereka seperti "sesuatu yang mirip dengan usaha komersial, bukan sebuah persatuan cinta".