Muscatine

Unfortunately, it would just be another thing that the VA would have to be taking care of (Aids). 

The VA already treats Aids.

 I worked with a guy who was semi-openly gay.  You might have remember him on the news.  He was arrested for transmitting the disease, and, was the 1st, in the State of Iowa to have been so.  There are now about 300-400 employees who wonder if they could have been affected by the day to day interaction of this person. 

I already know by your post that you don't agree with this point of view, so let me ask you a question. If marriage is accepted between same sex couples because it is their civil right, because after all they were "born this way" Where do you draw the line? Do you draw it at the point of polygamy? Incestual relationships? How about pedophiles? I'm betting the later would say they were born like that and did not choose it.

Yep, the government needs to keep it's nose out of our business, even when it merely defines marriage as a union between a man and woman.  I mean, think of all the poor schmucks out there who enjoy a good fling with a sheep or goat.  What's goin' to happen to all of the poor animals if they are denied all the rights and priviledges that are gained by marrying a human? And how 'bout all those pedophiles and child molesters? Surely we can't change the rules for the same-sex folks and leave out the kid grabbers just because they have a different "preference". All of the necropheliacs in the crowd could keep a cold one in the fridge, just to take advantage of their newly acquired "married" status.  I went to college with a fellow who pleasured himself at least three times a day, so what's keeping us from making his right hand a legal partner? 

Pretty sick list.  

The issue is the rights which accompany marriage such as joint income tax filings, insurance issues, health care decisions and others.     Sheep, goats, dead people, and someone's right arm could not benefit from these rights so stop worrying.