06-21-2003, 05:50 PM
Hi,
What makes a "couple", gay or straight, different from roommates? That is the core question.
Again, I stress that the financial and legal benefits of marriage are based on the concepts of a wage earner, a homemaker and *children*. Take children out of the equation and you just have two adults, both of which could earn their own way. And the DINKs (Double Income, No Kids) are becoming more and more prevalent in all the first world nations, especially among the higher socio-economic groups.
So, the question isn't "what's the difference between a gay and straight couple?" but "what's the difference between people cohabiting and a family?" And I suggest the answer is "Children!"
--Pete
What makes a "couple", gay or straight, different from roommates? That is the core question.
Again, I stress that the financial and legal benefits of marriage are based on the concepts of a wage earner, a homemaker and *children*. Take children out of the equation and you just have two adults, both of which could earn their own way. And the DINKs (Double Income, No Kids) are becoming more and more prevalent in all the first world nations, especially among the higher socio-economic groups.
So, the question isn't "what's the difference between a gay and straight couple?" but "what's the difference between people cohabiting and a family?" And I suggest the answer is "Children!"
--Pete
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