[devonin]

And see this is why I just finished pointing out that we need to start making a distinction between the religious sacrament of marriage and the legal status of married, because when you just say 'marriage' it isn't always clear from context which one you mean. I -assume- when you say "let them express it with marriage" you are referring to the legal status?

But the legality of marriage has nothing to do with love, you go to an office, you sign a paper, and your legal status changes. Not very romantic. From experience many gay couples (as well as many straight couples) have -no- intention of even -wanting- a public wedding ceremony, and in the case of both (since it is legal in Canada) they simply intend to sign the documents because it is financially beneficial to be "married" rather than "single" for tax purposes.

They love each other regardless of whether they have a sheet of paper and -definitley- regardless of whether or not they have a ceremony in a church.