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Males and older people in particular oppose same-sex marriages in the U.S. Does not make sense from the outside ( which is one reason that people move here first and then sort the details out with a local lawyer ) is not applied evenly or fairly to people of equal backgrounds ( like much of American life - - you get more if you can pay for it ) and unlike 19 other countries ( including our beloved friend Israel ) we do not allow immigration for same-sex permanent partners as the government does not recognize same-sex families ( or at least Immigration does n't , the State Department does , and regularly secures visas etc. for partners of its employees ) . For both species , male-female and same-sex pairings showed no significant difference in the rates in which they engaged in these behaviors , except for feeding proximity in P.v . " Among other things , this means that spousal support obligations would also apply to same-sex marriages . The court decision has no impact on whether a church decides to perform same-sex marriages or union celebrations . Attaching the word marriage to the association of same-sex individuals mistakenly presumes that marriage is principally a matter of adult benefits and adult rights . Greek gods , such as Zeus , had stories of same-sex exploits attributed to them , as did other key figures in Greek myth and literature , such as Achilles and Hercules . But I find this possibility implausible , because large numbers of same-sex marriages in some of the nation ’ s largest states cannot but affect the larger culture . For instance , the gay and lesbian rights movement has spent years fighting to have the law recognize same-sex marriages .