johndylan1
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Socially acceptable for whom? Many in our society support it and the trend is more and more all the time. There is no evidence that SSM is performed any differently nor has any additional negative (or positive) consequences than traditional marriage.
While I'd prefer that the govt was not involved in marriage at all, it is and as such, IMO and legally, it should do so without discrimination. I dont think there's any indication that the govt plans to 'get out of' marriage so I dont see it as a fight worth investing in.
My "socially unacceptable" comment was not directed at ssm only. I think you missed the point of my post. The point is that there are arbitrary limits to what is acceptable as marriage. It is no more discriminatory to exclude gay marriage than it is to exclude polygamy, or any other arrangement that people could consent to. Therefore allowing SSM does NOTHING to remedy discrimination, it only moves the line between acceptable and unacceptable.