Quote:Never mind the fact that two people in love should be allowed to marry regardless of genderHonestly I find this argument ridiculous because love is and should never be a requirement in marriage - Two people can choose to marry for many reasons, namely economic, social and pragmatic ones - There's legal benefits people get from marriage. The argument of love is a terrible one for any marriage at all.
I prefer a more sophisticated approach and argue that there is no compelling reason, given the fact homosexuality is natural, has always existed and constitutes merely an insignificant divergence in someone's own personal life (when compared to heterosexuality), there's no reason to not grant marriage licenses to gay people and they should be able to benefit from the same legal privileges marriage brings as anyone else does. Marriage is an important institution because it helps solidify people's relations and because we are social beings we usually pick someone to live together and frequently share intimacy - As such, everyone should be given this legal right. It's that simple.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
