Assertion: lesbian | /r/CapableOf | use marriage
Facets:
value: as a stepping stool
type: PURPOSE
value: towards creating a family
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In other words, gay couples were more likely to get married to combine incomes and resources; lesbians tended to use marriage as a stepping stool towards creating a family, further emphasized by a spike in lesbians registering for marriage in 2002, the year when joint adoption was made legal.