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Originally Posted by valo403
How is not discriminatory to deny those same benefits based exclusively on gender?
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Look at my examples. Government services are often restricted by ethnicity, mental or physical condition, or gender. They target areas of need.
Government involvement in marriage came about because they saw a specific needs. Before homosexuality was even legal there were lots of instances of adults living together as a means of cutting expenses or for companionship. Some were extended family and some were friends. These groups never demanded then or now to have the special benefits a marriage offers. They aren't being discriminated against any more than you are by not having a government agent helping to find you lodging or a job.
A marriage license isn't a right. It is a service the government administers to a select group of society. Ask yourself why the government even offers the legal protection and tax breaks to married couples.
Homosexual roommates shouldn't recieve those benefits and protection any more than an adult child living in his mother's basement should.