I always took a slightly different take on this. Not that I'd deny homosexuals the right to marry, but give ALL non-married couples the same rights as married ones.
I am reminded of Nigel Hawthorne's (the madness of King George, among others) partner (whose name escapes me), who had to give up the "marital home" because of inheritance tax that he wouldn't have had to have paid if married.
Its simply a cash issue for the IRS/Treasury, nothing more.
Bloodsucking leeches. Bastards.
Mark
There are 10 kinds of people in this world; those that understand binary, & those that don't