# Why do gays insist on marriage?

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**Created:** [July 7, 2012, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gays-insist-on-marriage/627505 "2012-07-07T06:02:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 8, 2012, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gays-insist-on-marriage/627505/71 "2012-07-08T05:35:30Z")

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> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#):
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> Tax benefits? Pension benefits? Confidentiality in court proceedings? Inheritance laws? You seriously can’t see _anything_ of meaning or value in a legal marriage?

For tax and pension benefits, see [http://www.losthorizons.com/](http://www.losthorizons.com/)  
Court proceedings - Our courts are a sham. We need to move to common law and abolish our current admiralty based laws. But there are ways around this even in our current system without the need to procure a marriage license.  
Inheritance laws - Again, there are ways around this in our current system without obtaining a marriage license. But do read up on ownership in allodial. The government should have no say in what you do with your assets.

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