Madampur3 said "**This is another debate in itself because federal benefits don't come from nowhere, they come from tax dollars...so the more people receiving benefits the more tax dollars it is and I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't be happy with that." since when was getting married free? Here in the UK, same sex couple have a 'civil partnership' ceremony at a local registrar, which infers on the couple similar legal status as a heterosexual married couple, such as inheritance laws, or having the right to impose a DNR should something tragic happen. AND YOU PAY THE GOVERNMENT, indirectly, I'll grant you, but that's still a big tax revenue for the state. Equally, many benefits, such as unemployment and sickness, are not given to individuals if their legal partner has a reasonable salary, so in effect, the state is paying less! Unless I'm wrong (which i could be and will be happy to be corrected) this is true of benefits in th USA too If some fool, be they gay or staight wants to commit themselves to a lifetime of picking up someone elses socks/dishes etc, then let them have a party lol CJ