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2004-02-27
I don't much care if "marriage" is the term applied to non-standard legal partnerships or not, but the express denial of equality of status in the eyes of the pervasive bureaucracy is what gets my dander up.
I've said before that the most compelling reason for me to marry K is the tax benefit (and the subsequent tax pressure to procreate) and to get on her health insurance plans. Those, as far as I can tell, have nothing to do with love and devotion.
Straight couples have successfully made the divorce rate skyrocket; there's no proof in either direction that homosexual partnerships would mitigate or exacerbate this trend.
I've said before that the most compelling reason for me to marry K is the tax benefit (and the subsequent tax pressure to procreate) and to get on her health insurance plans. Those, as far as I can tell, have nothing to do with love and devotion.
Straight couples have successfully made the divorce rate skyrocket; there's no proof in either direction that homosexual partnerships would mitigate or exacerbate this trend.