Actually, I had an aunt who was a lesbian. But she went through with a sham of a marriage to make her Catholic parents happy. It lasted about a year, long enough to produce one kid, and she moved back in with her parents. She was actually pretty miserable and made her kid miserable.
No, you get married to gain certain legal protections. Gays should have the same access to those protections as straights.
Now, are there people who get married for non-romantic or non-sexual reasons? I guess. But those marriages are considered fraudulent. In fact, they might even be a crime.
Immigration officials and prosecutors say phony green-card marriages are a common and growing crime, and they are cracking down.
www.nbcnews.com
Nope, but the PURSUIT of happiness is one of those American virtues. It's even in the Declaration of Independence.
Except you keep refusing to give a reason why they SHOULD be denied same-sex marriage.
Sure, they can. They just find someone they love.
Have you tried them out?