[yawgmoth]

Unfortunately, it's not that simple. I can't provide health insurance to my partner and we pay quite a bit more in taxes than a married couple.

I would like to not pay more because of whom I choose to marry.

[boot]

I'm all for marrying who you want, but if you live in the US your tax comment doesn't make sense.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_penalty

[nbouscal]

Umm... did you actually read the link that you just cited? “Multiple factors are involved, but in general, lower to middle income couples usually benefit from filing as a married couple, while upper income couples are often penalized.”