Gay Marriage...and no, I'm not gay

What would you feel like if the goverment denied you rights that other people had? This is a question everybody must consider before deciding whether or not they support Gay Marriage or not. You see, marriage is much more than sharing a last name. Marrige is something much more important, it's about your damn rights. This is why I asked my first question, because it is basically the same thing as denying gay people to marry. People who believe marriage is between a women and male don't know the background information behind marriage.

So marriage grants you more things than just sharing the same last name. You get benefits. Benifits which are very much useful for a married couple.

National benefits:
1. Access to Military Stores
2. Assumption of Spouse’s Pension
3. Bereavement Leave
4. Immigration
5. Insurance Breaks
6. Medical Decisions on Behalf of Partner
7. Sick Leave to Care for Partner
8. Social Security Survivor Benefits
9. Sick Leave to Care for Partner
10. Tax Breaks
11. Veteran’s Discounts
12. Visitation of Partner in Hospital or Prison

Several State Benefits:
1. Assumption of Spouse’s Pension
2. Automatic Inheritance
3. Automatic Housing Lease Transfer
4. Bereavement Leave
5. Burial Determination
6. Child Custody
7. Crime Victim’s Recovery Benefits
8. Divorce Protections
9. Domestic Violence Protection
10. Exemption from Property Tax on Partner’s Death
11. Immunity from Testifying Against Spouse
12. Insurance Breaks
13. Joint Adoption and Foster Care
14. Joint Bankruptcy
15. Joint Parenting (Insurance Coverage, School Records)
16. Medical Decisions on Behalf of Partner
17. Certain Property Rights
18. Reduced Rate Memberships
19. Sick Leave to Care for Partner
20. Visitation of Partner’s Children
21. Visitation of Partner in Hospital or Prison
22. Wrongful Death (Loss of Consort) Benefits

By denying people the right to marry, you are denying them the rights listed above. Saying it is against religeon is basically saying equal rights is against your religeon. Just because your a homophobe, does not mean you should discriminate against gay people. It's genetics. There's nothing they could have done about it. You might as well say people with OCD shouldn't be allowed to vote since they would keep on pressing the vote button. Or maybe bums shouldn't have any rights because they scare you.

I'm pretty sure democracy supports equal rights. So if you say marriage is only for a male and female, either abolish every single benefit listed above, or make it so gay couples can attain them. Marriage is much much more than just sharing your last name. It comes with benefits every married couple wants.