Condoleezza Rice
Same-sex marriage and LGBT issues
### Same\-sex marriage and LGBT issues

While Rice does not support same\-sex marriage, she does support [civil unions](/wiki/Civil_union "Civil union"). In 2010, Rice stated that she believed "marriage is between a man and a woman ... But perhaps we will decide that there needs to be some way for people to express their desire to live together through civil union." When asked to select a view on a survey, Rice selected a response that said "Same\-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not marry in the traditional sense."


How might society benefit from recognizing same-sex relationships through marriage?