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the results of the survey do not indicate that the majority of the membership saw this as an outside issue. Such a question was never asked of the membership in the survey

The alternative argument is that the legal status of same-sex marriage is an outside issue in the same way that laws concerning alcohol are an outside issue in Alcoholics Anonymous. SA members also seek to stop lusting, masturbating, adultery, and viewing pornography, all of which are legal in most jurisdictions.

Agitation on the issue continued due to a perception that the ambiguous nature of the survey questions rendered the results meaningless. The Chair of the SA Delegates Assembly summed up this ambiguity: I received conflicting opinions about the meaning of the January 1999 vote that we do not need to clarify the SA sobriety definition. Many (probably most) were convinced this vote meant that we are already clear on the meaning of traditional SA sobriety and no further clarification is needed. Others were equally convinced this vote meant that "spouse" and "marriage" could be interpreted as understood by each member. Some were convinced that SA is afraid to "say what it means and mean what it says,

The general acceptance of the Cleveland Clarification by the SA fellowship is evidenced by the lack of any groundswell of opposition by SA groups, Intergroups or Regions. SA’s governing principles as contained in the 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts allow for the Cleveland Clarification to be overturned by the membership. There has been no substantive attempt to revoke the Cleveland Clarification. The SA Delegates Assembly and Board of Trustees have subsequently approved the inclusion of the Cleveland Clarification in the SA main text, Sexaholics Anonymous and the SA to the Newcomer brochure.

Refence Essay p19 Fall 1999 Refernce 12 trads and 12 concepts link newcomer brochure  http://www.sa.org/docs/newcomer.pdf reference white book Sexaholics Anonymous 1989 SA Literature 3 Refence Essay p19 Fall 1999 Refernce 12 trads and 12 concepts http://www.sa.org/traditions.php http://www.sa.org/docs/servman.pdf SA Service Manual 2006 pp 43-44