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> You like to think that everyone is on the same page as you, but many people holding back expressing their opinion on this matter simply don't want to be accused by people like you of gay-hatred, bigotry and all the other pathetic labels you have for those who don't agree with you about what "marriage" is, its limits and scope, and how much of it is inherently about male + female union.

Maybe because there's no real rational reason for them to hold onto the term for themselves, and they'd probably not be able to cogently explain why they're against sharing it, so they do what you just did and get all hypothetical and defensive about it instead.




I'll try to explain my rational reason.

State-sanctioned marriage has a meaning if it's purpose is to promote reproduction. Which is what marriage was for up to 50 years ago. It's an institution that has benefits to society, so it makes sense to promote and protect it.

Now if you think of marriage as "any love relationship sanctioned by the government", you of course should include same-sex couples. My objection is that then you have changed the meaning, and now there is no rational reason for not including "a love relationship between a man and his three wives", or "a love relationship between two siblings". Or "a love relationship between four men, two woman and a goat". Or just "a relationship between any number of humans that they choose to call marriage", love (or sex) should be no requirement. As long as all humans involved are adults, and they don't pretend me (via government) to subsidize any of their costs, there is no rational reason to hold onto the term just for couples, same-sex or not.


So senior citizens shouldn't be allowed to get married? How about men who have had a vasectomy, or women with their tubes tied or a hysterectomy?




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