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And everything you are arguing has absolutely nothing to do with gay marriage. Whether gay folks marry or not will have zero effect on children born out of wedlock or the number of children that straighht couples do or do not have.
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Nonsense. You want to alter the very definition of what marriage is supposed to be about. You can't argue with a straight face that it will have no impact on the institution, and particularly on the nuclear family. Same-sex marriage opens the door to "anything goes," which in turn means that there would no longer be any point in the state offering the incentive in the first place.
Tell me - why do YOU think the state should offer legal recognition and benefits (such as married tax filing status and social security survivor benefits) to same-sex married couples?
If your answer is only because traditional married couples get them, then you don't really have a case.