Bravo for your compassionate Feb. 6 editorial A marriage, not a ''civil union' on the injustice that lesbian and gay couples face by being denied the rights that come only with civil marriage. No ''separate and unequal'' solutions will solve this inequity short of full civil-marriage equality for all. As a gay man, my relationship of nine years with my partner is not afforded the same immigration rights as straight married couples. Therefore, we will be forced to leave the United States next year for a nation that respects gay people's civil rights. America needs to wake up. TIM MILLER,...