For a very long time now many conservatives, christians, and the "moral majority" have been using this one argument against gay marriage more than any other: Gay Marriage threatens Heterosexual Marriage.
Maybe they're right. But not for the reasons they would give you.
I recently read an article on BlogHer about some scientific research about the quality of long-term relationships, in terms of emotional closeness, flexibility, positivity, and conflict/harmony. Now granted, the article I read about this research is probably a little biased, a little, but the results probably speak for themselves.
I'll offer the link to the article, because I'd rather you read and decide for yourself how you feel about it. In short, what I read (and after all those years of undergraduate psychology, I'm no stranger to being critical of statistics and research) indicated that heterosexual relationships contain a distinctly inadequate level of emotional connection and equality and respect compared to gay and lesbian relationships.
My conclusion, per the title of this entry, is that yes, gay marriage is a threat to heterosexual marriage because it challenges the standards of equality between partners, of emotional needs and emotional honesty, and of the necessity of harmony. Heaven forbid men and women in relationships with each other be forced to address the need of their partners for expression, mutual respect and emotional health.
Read it for yourself
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