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This isn't the argument I've heard from someone who is at least mildly against gay marriage. (I alluded earlier today to the argument I have heard; I forget where.) I also suspect - perhaps wrongly - that while many people may formulate an argument like this, the actualy REASON they are against gay marriage is far more visceral. (Similarly, I'm sure a lot of people who write very cogent, rational, persuasive arguments FOR gay marriage, to try to convince others, didn't actually reach their own opinion because of such arguments, but rather because they wanted to be allowed to marry their sweetie. I don't think this weakens the argument, but it does mean that persuading someone the argument is invalid isn't going to change their opinion.)

Since I'm not actually against gay marriage myself, I won't go into further details here which I may very well be mangling.