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Originally Posted by Aramike
How is it "utter nonsense"? What about adoption regulations?
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What about them? It's a whole different issue.
If someone wants to argue that "marriage is about procreation" (which means making babies, not raising children other people made) and therefore same-sex couples should not marry because they cannot bring forth offspring without the help of a third opposite-sex individual, then logically marriage should only be allowed to couples who are able to do just that.
If the purpose of marriage is to procreate, and the state is supposed to uphold that, then no one who is unable or unwilling to procreate should be allowed to marry regardless of their sexual orientation.
When the people who argue that marriage is about procreation start calling for the nullification of childless-by-choice marriages, or for the denial of marriage licenses to couples who can't prove they're at least able to produce offspring, then I'll be willing to believe they actually believe it and aren't just using any excuse they can find to oppose same-sex marriages.