The state should not be in the position of arranging our marriages. The ACLU supports legal recognition of lesbian and gay relationships, including the right to marry. Such recognition is imperative for the complete legal equality of lesbian and gay individuals. ACLU Policy No. 264. You cannot tell people they cannot fall in love.
Individuals fall in love and get married.
The Issue Is Civil Marriages. It will be up to each church to determine whether or not to conduct these marriages. This is a very different question than whether or not there are civil or State sponsored same-gender marriages. Regardless of the outcome of the court case, no church or clergy will be forced to perform or to recognize same-gender marriages. Besides, many married couples do not or cannot have children, and many lesbian and gay couples do have and raise children.