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But recognizing same-sex "marriage" would affect them, Reddy, not least because some of the legal benefits involve spending tax dollars. Keep in mind that the debate is not about marriage per se, but rather about legal recognition. Anybody can claim to be married, just as anybody can claim to be a government in exile.

Furthermore, the legal benefits of marriage are not rights; they are incentives that the state offers to encourage a behavior that it desires. This means that people who demand recognition for same-sex "marriage" (and I put the word "marriage" in quotes because reasonable people can and do disagree on whether it can even logically be called that) merely because it's available to heterosexual couples are effectively taking the position that our society should be forced to not merely accept homosexual behavior, but to actively desire it. There is no right to be applauded.