Hi KTC,
Since I went to school to be a cosmetologist, I worked with plenty of gays. My dad, an Archie Bunker type, was worried about this, my mom reminded him, since they were gay they would not be bothering me ;))
My first job, a hairdresser, a real hunk, tall dark & with a beard. I had a crush, until I learned he & Michael (a really obvious gay) were living together.
What a shame ;))
I see 'gay marriage' as a civil rights issue.
I didn't select my sexuality, race, I was born with it.
It wasn't that long ago, Blacks couldn't marry Whites.
Personally, I think marring out of ones' race or religion or politics makes a lasting relationship/marriage more difficult.
But that's MY choice.