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Gay marriage doesn't get a rise out of me.

But I can't see that advocates have justified the need for the new transaction. Why does society need it?

Does the cost of gay marriage reward society enough? I don't see sufficient societal benefit.

If gays represent 1 to 2 percent of society, and if that is a constant, neither growing nor shrinking, should historical institutions be changed to accommodate sector of society for its aberration?

Heterosexual orientation represents standard orientation and behavior. Aberrant behavior to justify new transaction costs should be required to show societal benefit. I don't believe gay marriage has shown the requisite benefit to justify its existence.

There are two motives to its existence, first those legal and benefits attendant marriage and second legitimacy. The first is obvious. The second is a form of requiring legally those in society that don't view the transaction as legitimate as legitimate.

Does gay marriage and do gay rights deserve this status?