>Funny you think giving gays and lesbians the same rights as everyone else in this country

I'm a straight, white male with a long-time significant other. We never got married because marriage is a religious ceremony, and we don't share those values (for example, the church's views on gay marriage). At least in my country, being married doesn't give a person any more "rights".

Then you should do some research because there are massive government incentives to get married in the US that gays and lesbians were cut off from.

What happens in your country is irrelevant to this discussion