New York appeals court ruling cites children

Link It was disappointing to hear that the New York court ruled against same-sex marriage. Several have faulted the reasoning of the court however. The main thrust being the tenuous linkage between marriage and its requirement for children. I can point out a few flaws in those arguments (some of which I have stated before on this blog). (1) Gays can have children without being married. Straights can have children without being married. Straights (and Massachusetts gays) can be married and not have children. All these 'other' combinations are possible. If we want to help children of gays have a stable family, shouldn't we allow marriage for gays? (2) People can always disappove of how others raise children. This does not automatically allow them to seek to prevent these others from having benefits of marriage. Children and marriage are relatively distinct things. I disapprove of Christians raising their children to be homophobic bigots, but that still doesn't give me reason to prevent Christians from getting married. (I don't worry that children of Christians are permanently warped by the experience. Probably they'll be tramatized by their parents and become decent human beings because of it.) But actually gays have an excellent track record as parents. I haven't heard any horror stories about gay parents. I've definitely heard horror stories about straight parents.