FreeAmericaFromObama
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Legally, consummation is the defining moment of the onset of the validity of a marriage. Before gay marriage, we knew exactly how consummation worked. But how does it work with gay marriage? For example, do they have to take turns consummating each other? Or does whichever one consummates the other first determine which one is the "husband" and which one is the "wife" from then on?
To appreciate the legal problem, suppose you have two gay men before the judge, who is trying to determine if they can receive an annulment. The judge asks them an important question, “Did you consummate the marriage?”
Speaking at the same time, the one says "yes" and the other says "no". Then they look at each other, and one says to the judge, "Well, Your Honor, he consummated me, but I didn't consummate him."
So now what’s the judge supposed to do?
To appreciate the legal problem, suppose you have two gay men before the judge, who is trying to determine if they can receive an annulment. The judge asks them an important question, “Did you consummate the marriage?”
Speaking at the same time, the one says "yes" and the other says "no". Then they look at each other, and one says to the judge, "Well, Your Honor, he consummated me, but I didn't consummate him."
So now what’s the judge supposed to do?