It's about privacy and choice, plain and simple.

In a recent post, fellow blogger Chris Hall has some insightful comments about the gay marriage movement and it's effect on the overall LGBT movement(s), as well as some comments about the significance of the biological origin debate. In summary, taking the stance that homosexuality is biologically determined and should therefore be "okay" is actually avoiding the real issue, which is that people should have the right to engage in the sexual relationships of their choice. And, for the other issue, the increasing focus on gay marriage appears to have harmed the overall LGBT movement(s), due to a narrowing of focus onto one single issue, as opposed to, once again, acknowledging that people should have a right to enter into relationships as they choose. It's an excellent piece, right on the money.

There is also a really interesting comment there, in reply to Chris's article. Commenting on the gay marriage issue, Elizabeth says,

[I]f you ask a Fundamentalist Christian what the problem is with gay marriage, it generally shakes down like this: two women, unexpectedly made single mothers, partnered together for the mutual care and protection of their children, would be model women and mothers. That relationship alone is fine. The problem comes when those two women close their bedroom door at night.

So the problem isn’t the marriage– the problem is the sex. And that is strictly a matter of privacy. To talk about the debate in any other terms is to let yourself be confused about what is at stake — the right of anyone to close their bedroom door and expect privacy.

Exactly! So, I ask the question: when is this nation going to mentally graduate from high school? Because that's really what this is. High school kids feel pretty strongly that they have the right to regulate the sexual behavior of their friends. Some of us manage to outgrow this ridiculous idea as we get older. But, sadly, others don't--and these tend to complain very loudly when their precious "values" are threatened.