The government recognition of marriage through the licensing process provides benefits to a married couple. Why would Uncle Sam provide benefits? The government has a selfish motivation, or intrinsic interest. Happily married couples make healthy children; healthy children contribute to a healthy, vibrant society. The best way for the government to attain a healthy, vibrant, growing society is to provide incentives for marriage. The reason the government provides benefits to encourage marriages is that the establishment of a healthy progeny is the nation's most significant role.

If it is not the government’s role to approve or disapprove of gay and lesbian sexual habits, the only other motivation for the GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) lobby for seeking sanction of same-sex marriage is selfish—for what homosexual person can get out it. Isn’t it?

But, what incentive does the government have to recognize homosexual marriage? None.

Homosexuals, however, have a lot to gain. On the PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) website, they list numerous financial benefits they will receive if they are allowed to marry: death benefits, corporation benefits, tax waivers, housing opportunity allowances, certain exemptions from property taxes, insurance coverage benefits, tuition waivers, payment of worker’s comp and wages, rights to sue, public assistance from DHS, immigration benefits, fee waivers. I was surprised to see how up front they are in their declaration that they are seeking government's financial incentive for marriage.

Government = 0
Homosexuals = Billions and billions

Recently, PFLAG rang the NY stock exchange closing bell (what that has to do with their movement I'm still wondering). In their press release, they boasted this:

The GLBT community is estimated to possess $641 billion in purchasing power. When this number is multiplied by the similar spending patterns of our allies and supporters, this buying power increases exponentially.

If true, GLBT'ers must be financially savvy to have accumulated such wealth. This seems to show that these financially savvy homosexual leaders may just be this audacious.

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