Why is homosex marriage disallowed?

[Volki]

Hi, I'm making a separate thread to Mishka's to draw more attention to this particular topic. I don't have a complaint, as I am personally ambivalent to whether or not homosexual marriage should be allowed. However, if it isn't to be allowed, then there should be an IC reason for it. Considering that PlaneShift is a roleplaying game and the average age of the playerbase, I would think this would be a mature enough environment to flesh out the reasoning for why homosexual marriage is not allowed in Yliakum. Or if this is even the case, and it's not simply outdated mechanics.

This isn't a thread to argue why it should or shouldn't be allowed, but instead why is it not allowed currently.

I also believe that if the reasoning is made more clear and if the developers convey their intentions, we might be able to better understand and roleplay the world our characters live in. This might answer some questions such as, "Is there a stigma associated with homosexual behavior?" or "Is a marriage strictly a union between two beings which can procreate?" What if marriage is viewed as something different in Yliakum?

[Donari Tyndale]

Your characters are magically prevented from thinking about homosex by the gods. As the thought never occurs, there is no such thing in game.

[bilbous]

Why can kran get married? It goes against their apparent nature.

What purpose does marriage even serve?

Do you worship the Black Flame, you want to cause such discord?

"And he can see no reason because there are no reasons,
What reason is there to die-ie-ie!"

[LigH]

Brief technical answer: Because of the game design. There is code which checks for ((different gender) or (race is Kran)).

Beyond this, I hear Aerosmith "Living on the Edge" in my mind:

Again and again and again and again...