[Wondergirl]

their gay partner is not a legal parent to those children. So, the survivor benefits, insurance benefits, etc. should be extended to the child, not the partner.

My lesbian sis in law and her partner adopted a baby son years ago but only one could be named as the adopter. That's not fair. They have been better parents to him than many straight couples who tend to divorce or, if unmarried, leave each other in the lurch. Heterosexuals have done a number on marriage, so let's give the homosexual community a chance.

[paraclete]

Rubbish, pure rubbish, emotional rhetoric and false logic

[speechlesstx]

That's about as convoluted a reason to support gay marriage as I've seen, "they messed it up so let's give someone else a chance."

From what I've read gay couples are no better at staying together than anyone else. In fact it seems lesbian marriages aren't particularly strong and male-male marriages tend to fail in the fidelity aspect. Short of some real, meaningful statistics the idea that gay marriages work out better is pure conjecture.