`  :: Dante, I agree that it is the use of the word that constructs a POV.  Of course, in a technically accurate sense either word would work, but we would then be blind to the inherent emotional connotations in each example.  To gay activists, ``disruptive`` is connotating disapproval with the decision, as we normally use ``disruptive`` in a negative sense.  Important, to people with more traditional values who view marriage as necessarily between a man and a woman, improperly connotates a sense of approval and puts the decision in a positive light.  It is not only the content but the form of the message that is able to contain POV.  `