There’s a very interesting article on CNN about a recent marriage in Virginia… which may now be illegal. Or perhaps not. You see, in this marriage, Antonio married Justine. However, Justine used to be Justin, and was still legally male in NC. According to VA law… if the bride was transgender it is unclear whether the marriage would be illegal.
Just like the ability to convert into Judaism nullifies any argument about whether Judaism is a race. Just like the prevalence of biracial and interracial couples is going to nullify any color boundaries (for example, Obama is as much white as he is black, making any racial claims completely meaningless). I believe that legal questions like those in Virginia, combined with the growth of transgender rights, will soon make the question of homosexual marriage meaningless. If gender identity isn’t 100% one way or the other (and for many, it isn’t), then who is to say when a marriage is same sex or not.
If your religion only wants a marriage between what appears to be a man and what appears to be woman, then have your clergy only perform those marriages. But from the point of view of the state, which is supposed to be neutral regarding religion, it shouldn’t make one whit of a difference.
