Althoughmanypeopledo notthink of homosexualrelationships as resulting in afamily, ithas been estimated that about one of fivegaysand one of threelesbiansenter a homosexualmarriage.
Certainly it is an argument for legalising homosexualmarriage through consensual politics (as in Denmark), rather than by court order (as may happen in America).
We also learned this week that the IRS leaked information about donors to at least one nonprofit group that opposes homosexualmarriage to a group that supports homosexualmarriage.
Gay rights advocates hope this will be the session in which the justices decide a key issue involving same-sex marriage: whether homosexual couples who are legally married under state law are entitled to the same benefits under federal law as heterosexual spouses.