Rick Sincere has a post on his blog today, discussing new research that documents a decline in sexually transmitted diseases with the advent of gay marriage in Europe.
Proponents of gay marriage have long argued that the stabilizing effects of marriage could promote responsibility and reduce risky behavior among gays–specifically gay men. Now we’re seeing the first evidence that this is true…
It seems to me that anyone who sincerely wants gay people’s lives to be better can only take the position of supporting gay marriage.
I know some gay couples that have been monogamous for 20 years. A lot of heterosexual marriages in this country (66% I believe) can’t even hold a candle to that.
Although I believe that gay marriage should be legalized on philosophical grounds, I do not believe that it will significantly improve the lives of gay men…given that it would appear that it is human nature, for both gay and straight, to want to not be constrained by marriage vows.
In my humble opinion, marriage has made life difficult for people in GENERAL. A lot of people I observe really shouldn’t have gotten married, but they did, and consequently paid the price (and perhaps ruined the lives of the partner that was involved as well).
I have a very low opinion of marriage in general, given my life experiences, though I still believe that gays should have a right to do so if they’ve thought it through and realize that they can succeed at it.