response 81 of 293:

Dec 8 17:06 UTC 2003

As I understand things, gays ar looking to marriage for the ancillaries:
next-of-kin, inheritance, joint tax returns.

In the European novels involving a wedding that I've read, two marriage
ceremonies, one civil and one religious, are common.

NB:  polyandry and polygyny have both been practiced, with success.  Marriage
is not necessarily _a_ man and _a_ woman.