I am fine with gay marriage. But outside of the moral issues (which folks will disagree about for years), it comes down to equal financial treatment. Why should you get substantially more benefits at work (health care being the big one) if you are married and have kids than another person that is gay and has a life-time partner?
But I think the issue is actually far broader and represents discrimination against a larger group – singles. Why should one person get a benefits package and sometimes pay that is higher than his/her coworker that is single?
I have two sons in the Navy. One is single and the other is married and has four kids. The service actually pays more if you are married, provides a bigger housing allowance if you are married and provides health care for your entire family (which is much greater than for a single person). All for the same work. I am not advocating compenating my married son less, but adding benefits for the single son so he gets equal compensation (assuming the same rank, and other factors that affect military pay).
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