One ethical trend is an upswing in the opinion that heterosexual marriage is a meaningless legal distinction. "If a man and a woman are in a long-term, caring relationship, why should they go through an archaic marriage ritual or otherwise try to 'forcefully ensnare' one another in a way that lessens his or her personal freedom, flexibility, independence?"
On the other hand, a second ethical trend is an upswing in the opinion that homosexual marriage must be equivalent to heterosexual marriage in the eyes of the legal system and society at large. "If homosexuals are in a long-term, caring relationship, why shouldn't they go through the beautiful ritual of marriage and publicly acknowledge their strong personal bond rather than continue to be treated as independent individuals?"
Does marriage matter or not? The greater likelihood of a heterosexual couple having a family (surely that can't be denied?) points to their marriages being more important. But that would be too logical.
A peculiar joint expression of these two trends is a heterosexual couple who claims to forgo marriage until homosexual couples can also marry. Or the already-married will stop wearing their rings. What a protest! That'll show 'em! Show your support for marriage by not doing it!
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