Some conservatives are in favor of marriage, while others seek to diminish it, put it on the defensive. If you are in favor of love, commitment, honor, and union, then you are in favor of marriage for all.
In a twist on my favorite rationale, people have begun to worry about details like who proposes to whom, and where do we hold the ceremony, and what do I wear, and will my in-laws hate me, and what kind of ring, and what kind of cake, DJ, reception, flowers?
It’s good to see, really, and I think it can make the uncomfortable heteros a little more comfortable, a little more aware that the major concerns of a lot of gay people are about the same as theirs: going on a date, falling in love, meeting the parents, planning a future. It’s the kind of feel-good view of humanity that wedding-related movies celebrate and feed on. Next up, “My Big Fat Gay Wedding.”
Secretly Ironic 