Wow, some of you folks are so myopic it's hard to comprehend. Why do some on this board assume every post they don't agree with is an attack on gay and trans people.
I only stated that I think marriage is antiquated to point out why I haven't paid attention to the gay marriage issue. Marriage was originally about pacts between families, tribes and nations. Literally placing a member of their family into another to stave off war. That is antiquated.
Love does not require government approval. What you are arguing about is the tax code ...which is also antiquated.
Did you know joint filing has only been a thing since 1948? Some of you act like it's some God given right that's existed since the dawn of time. Before that everyone, married or not, was taxed on an individual basis. Joint filing was only enacted because married people were trying to cheat the system. And because women started entering the workforce in greater numbers, it's been amended several times since then to try to keep women from being unfairly taxed. This has nothing to do with being gay or straight.
And I've never once said, or even slightly suggested that gay/trans people should be taxed differently than straight people.
Good god, have some fucking perspective.