reggin_bolas said:
curl-6 said:
Incorrect; same sex marriage existed in ancient Mesopotamia, and in Rome right up until the 4th century.
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Lazy Wiki quote : It should be noted, however, that conubium existed only between a civis Romanus and a civis Romana (that is, between a male Roman citizen and a female Roman citizen), so that a marriage between two Roman males (or with a slave) would have no legal standing in Roman law (apart, presumably, from the arbitrary will of the emperor in the two aforementioned cases)"
So, the case of Rome is an outlier. Most cultures protect the superior union between a man and a female and hold it conceptually and legally different from any other recognizable union.
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I am married to my Japanese wife, in Japan we are legally recognized as being married, however as I had no intention on moving back to my home country, I made no effort to report the marriage to my native country.
As such, my marriage is legally recognized in Japan, but not legally recognized in my native country.
We're still married, a government, country, institution or establishment not recognizing a couples union as marriage has no bearing on the legetimcy of said marriage beyond legal or political constraints.