Christians against gay marriage
I was reminded of how excellent Andrew Sullivan’s take on marriage equality is today, from re-reading his book “Same Sex Marriage Pro & Con.” Here is this analysis of what opposing gay marriage, and by extension acceptance of gay men and lesbians, actually hurt the families it is supposed to protect:
“It is quite common that homosexual mothers and fathers who are encouraged into heterosexual marriages subsequently find the charade and dishonesty too great to bear: spouses are betrayed, children are abandoned, families are broken and lives are ruined…… It is also common that homosexual sons and daughters who are denied the love and support of their families are liable to turn against the institution of the family, to wound and destroy it, out of hurt and rejection. And the parents, inculcated in the kind of disdain of homosexuality conservatives claim is necessary to protect the family, react to the existence of gay children with unconscionable anger and pain, and actually help to destroy loving families.”
In a world with marriage equality and the acceptance of gay people that embodies this would happen far less often.
Tags: Andrew Sullivan, closeted gays, fake marriage, gay marriage, marriage equallity, same sex marriage, Same Sex Marriage Pro and Con, Virtually Normal
