"This is affecting me immediately because my children are in conflict. It's putting my children in turmoil," said Kris Mineau, leader of the conservative Massachusetts Family Institute. "I've always argued that from May 17 onward, my heterosexual marriage was no longer unique, no longer a standard for the culture, and that's an affront to me and it grieves me."Wags were quick to ask what part of the U.S. or Massachusetts constitutions guaranteed uniqueness to individuals. Yet Mineau's remarks do illustrate that basic reactionary conundrum. They seem to have a very bad feeling that somehow same-sex marriage is doing something terrible to heterosexual marriage. Now if they could only have some intellectual basis for this...
In contrast, the many legislators and other who support same-sex marriage rights tend to be straight, married and secure. Same-sex marriage doesn't threaten or demean their own marriages in any way, they typically state.
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Fascinating stuff, continues to be. Thanks for the info and insights.
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