Why gay marriages aren’t equal

The Supreme Court declared marriage equality to be a Constitutional right for all Americans in 2015. The court declared same sex relationships equal to male-female marriages.  This outrageous decision probably helped Donald Trump win the election in 2016 by firing up conservative voters against an out of control Scotus, even though there has been no talk of Trump appointees reversing the gay marriage decision the way there is an explicit goal to overturn Roe v Wade and end legal abortion. I’m pro choice on abortion;  It really is sad and perplexing how a 47 year old precedent of abortion is under attack nationwide at all levels; yet no one is defending traditional marriage at all, even rhetorically.  As a Democrat against gay marriage, we need to reaffirm the logic and morality of our culture and laws preferring male-female relationships and banning gay marriage.  Simply put gay relationships aren’t equal, here’s how.

Marriage is an inter-generational compact where two families join to become one for the sake of the future. Daughter from Family A — marries Son from Family B. Their union under ideal conditions produces children who are in Family AB.  And their bloodline and culture gets passed into a new generation.  Again, in an ideal situation the younger generation will take over and take care of the older both literally and figuratively.  That this family type is becoming rare has allowed the idea of marriage to change and accept gays more easily.  Because if marriage stays an inter-generational compact, there can’t be any gay marriage because the relationship can’t reproduce itself and sustain the families.

Similar to the above but slightly different focus:

1+1=3.  Magic!

1+1=2. No magic

There’s a logical basis to discriminate in favor of M/f because society should want to exalt the union that protects our future.  We are so far away from the idea that marriage is special with no fault divorces but the basic science still rules.  Also the stronger we make nuclear families, the better the individuals and the greater society are.

If marriage is about each person being “happy” or reaching personal fulfillment then it makes sense to have marriage available to gays.  They have a right to be happy.  But when marriage returns to the obligation to both families and the future, we see the need to make marriage more special.  This would entail an attack on our divorce culture. That hasn’t happened in decades. Again this has led to gay marriage.

So it’s that simple. Women can have babies if they have sex with a man. As a society we should value her body and that relationship again. And stop trying to make gay relationships equal when they can’t produce children.