I don't really get why gay people want to marry in the first place. Marriage is an institution that is a part of the same system that they call a patriarchy.
Our government denied them their rights back in the 90's
Such as survivor benefits or even the right to visit each other in the hospital
The government said you have to be married in order to have the same benefits as any other partnered couple
So they asked for the right to be married. So they could have the same benefits.