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MikeWaters · 02-04-2010, 10:09 PM

To what degree is civil marriage in place, or originally put in place, to protect women?

And the same question for children. To what degree is civil marriage in place to protect children?

Gay marriage, by definition, does not pair two people of different sex, thus class protection is not necessary.

One might find the argument for the protection of marriage to be more compelling for gay marriage, as there are gay couples with children. But on the other hand, since gay couples, as far as I know, are much less likely to have children, the argument is relatively weaker for gay marriage than traditional marriage.

How come in the arguments for and against gay marriage, I never hear discussion of marriage laws as traditional protections of women?

02-04-2010, 10:09 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Gay marriage To what degree is civil marriage in place, or originally put in place, to protect women? And the same question for children. To what degree is civil marriage in place to protect children? Gay marriage, by definition, does not pair two people of different sex, thus class protection is not necessary. One might find the argument for the protection of marriage to be more compelling for gay marriage, as there are gay couples with children. But on the other hand, since gay couples, as far as I know, are much less likely to have children, the argument is relatively weaker for gay marriage than traditional marriage. How come in the arguments for and against gay marriage, I never hear discussion of marriage laws as traditional protections of women?