It was always about screwing employers to pay for AIDS medical care. Why marriage? Because employers pay for spousal medical insurance. It was always about the money.
One of the unintended consequences of Obamacrapcare is that it will no longer be paid by the employer. Ha Ha, all the burdens of marriage and none of the perks.
Tax same sex partners higher than opposite sex partners for the privilege marriage bestows on the participants.
Use the money to reimburse the straight tax payers who subsidized all the AIDS research.