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Originally Posted by (Impenitent,) yes
marriage is a contract, government is in the business of enforcing contracts... 
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enforcing, but not defining the terms or participants (besides being of sufficient age/mental capacity to enter into a contract)
this is the same as the government saying 'Only males may enter into a Business Partnership'