Gay And Lesbian Lifestyles

I would like to ask everyone to ponder for a moment, a question that needs to be answered. A man and a woman go to Jamaica and marry. They return to their home state and are recognized as a legally married couple. A same sex couple goes to Canada, marries and returns to their home state and are not recognized as a married couple.

Both couples were legally married somewhere else. They have a marriage license. They said, “I do” and consummated their marriage. They return home to the same state, the man and woman are recognized, and the gay couple is not. Now, they both have a marriage license that says they are legally married.

How can a state tell the same sex couple that they are not married and will not be recognized? The gay couple has no rights as a married couple, but the man and woman do. Is this a new world, where what is legal for one is not legal for another? They both have a license that says that they are a legally married couple.

I am looking for someone to clarify for my readers and the world as to why there are two different standards. A legal marriage license has to be recognized and honored no matter where you live. You said your vows to one another and have all the same rights coming to you as a heterosexual couple. What is the difference? Sex has nothing to do with it. The marriage license says they are married.

What gives the state the right to say, “No, you are not legally married” when you have a marriage license that says that you are married legally?

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