In an Anthropological Perspective: Same Sex Marriage

The legalization of gay/ lesbian cohabitation is not marriage. They have their rights to live together in places where they are blessed by the court, but it cannot be called as marriage even if the rite of blessing has been performed.
In anthropology, marriage is a transaction with the end of having a contract between a woman and a man, with a continuing sexual access in which the woman shall bear child/ children. From this definition, I will show two important points why it is impossible to call gay cohabitation as marriage. First, a marriage is a transaction between a woman and a man. Obviously, there can be a transaction between homosexuals but outside the context of marriage. Strictly, any given blessing between homosexuals cannot be called marriage even if it is aimed at living together under one roof and even with the end of forming a family through adoption.
Second, the end of marriage is procreation. From a family of orientation, the woman and a man decide to form a family of procreation. It is only in this union that procreation is possible. Formation of family is possible between gays and lesbians but not procreation. Procreation requires an intercourse with the end of having child/ children. Even intercourse is not possible between two gays, only erotic and other sexual activities. Creating a family is possible for them since they can adopt children and bring them home. It is “family” in a general sense. But then again, a family must have three elements: mother, father and children and not the role of being a mother, a father and children. There has to be an authentic human body of a mother and a father before motherly and fatherly acts.
I am not in favor of the so-called “gay/lesbian marriage”. It diminishes the concept of marriage to a mere companionship and partnership. Each one has the right to choose his/ her partner but no one has the right to relegate a universal concept such as marriage into something that can be flexed for his or her own motive and intention.

Am I in favor then of homosexual cohabitation, a marriage blessed by the courts? I cannot favor that which I do not see to be normal in a formation of a family. However, if it is only partnership or companionship that is intended by both parties, I think that it is their right to do so.