> ... legally ... Hence the problem (in my view). Because "marriage" has important legal ramifications in the U.S., you are denying people rights if you deny

> ... legally ... Hence the problem (in my view). Because "marriage" has important legal ramifications in the U.S., you are denying people rights if you deny them marriage. I think you should be free to think about marriage _as a tradition_ as you want. But to enforce discrimination against people is a different thing.