[newzjunkey]

Homosexual relationships do nothing to serve the state interest of propagating society, so there is no reason for the state to grant them the costly benefits of marriage, unless they serve some other state interest.

This argument fails immediately thanks to surrogacy and sperm banks.

[Para-Ord.45]

“there is ample evidence (see, for example, David Popenoe’s Life Without Father) that children need both a male and female parent for proper development.”