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Originally Posted by HC_Chief
If the state sponsors a contract (e.g. marriage), the 14th Amendment (Equal Protection clause) applies.
This can be solved via two methods: either the state must allow for "non-traditional marriages" within the confines of the law (homosexuality is not illegal, incest, polygamy, beastiality are), or the state should not sponsor and regulate marriage.
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To me it's one of those issues where I don't think the government, including state governments, should get involved in anything other than as a record keeping function. It's legal for two people to get married. I don't see the logic in limiting that by gender. I understand age limits. There is a history in this country of minor women being coerced into marriage. Couple that with the legal concept of youngsters not being considered able to give consent in many situations and I think that it's a valid point.