That history has made it possible for people who are very different to live together in peace, including people with very different views of sexual morality. But now, in the name of tolerance, the government has ordered endorsement. Recognition of sexual difference is out. Citizens must be taught they are the same, and any recognition even of their sexual differences seems to be a threat. This is far cry from true tolerance.
Marriage is among the most portable of institutions.
In most cases, a marriage entered in one country will be recognized by another country. In 1996, the United States Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act. To be recognized under Federal law, a marriage must be between a man and a woman. All this law can do is distort the meaning of marriage and confuse people. For the sake of real marriages, and the families they support, we urge every country in the world to reaffirm marriage now.