Government couldn’t “discriminate” if they got out of the marriage business, but that makes too much sense.
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Government is not in the “marriage business”. For centuries, governments have almost universally recognized that the natural order of things is marriage between one man and one woman.
Recognizing that a special and unique relationship exists between a husband and wife, goverments have passed various laws that allow the man and wife to basically be treated as one entity, for certain purposes. Government only licenses marriage, in order to keep track of who is married to whom, and who is subject to the legal benefits and responsibilites of marriage.
Who would handle property settlement and child support issues after divorce?