relevant repost.....
a compromise would be for the court to rule that marriage is between a man and a woman but that states could allow formal cohabitation contracts among two individuals that put the matter of property ownership, joint taxes, child adoption and a host of other. such an arrangement would be similar to a partnership agreement or LLC corporation
I’ve got no problem with that because it’s a contract entered by 2 people. The laws of the state, though, govern contracts.
No one has a right to force someone else to enter a contract with them.
Nor does anyone have a right to force someone to marry them....therefore, marriage is NOT a ‘right’.