Well, in Progressive Kalifornia, Gay Lycanthopes enjoy the protection of law.
This might actually determine if there
are any Werewolves or not!
As for the rest of us Hetero types; a Domestic Partnership is just as valid as Marriage*. In fact, I'd vote to
remove the "Marriage" thing from the Churches and put it in the hands of the State, where it belongs anyhow.
Get married, then go to the State office and fill out the forms.
Repeat marriages would have an "entertainment" surcharge added to the registration fee. The "entertainment" surcharges would be progressive in nature: the more times you marry, the more it costs.
*Or so the Uber-Xtians claim. Christians don't care: they remember their founder's commandment..."Love one another" and practice it with everyone they meet. The Anti-Gay stuff is not what the
Christ said in any way shape or form.
For Midnight and the rest: What I meant with the
"Marriage" thing was to eliminate it entirely.
In the Wulfen series, the Wulfen "Declare" in front of their Pack. For them, that is marriage, and lasts a lot longer than the other things because to divorce, you have to stand up in front of the same People you "Declared" in front of and admit you made a mistake.
That would work for Humans as well, I think. We would just need the State to handle the "Official" stuff as a Contract of Co-Habitation; Single Pairing.
That would immediately ruin the day for divorce attorneys, since everything involved with the contract is a matter of public record. That would also end Bigamy, since as a public document, it could be looked up and verified. No "little woman" or "man" in another state who doesn't know...
Of course, the religious could still have their nuptual pagents. That's what they'd be: Pagents, plays, drama. Nothing real or binding (unless you're in a kinky church) outside of your State Contract.
Meh: too simple to work, probably.