Mark Regnerus has written a fascinating piece in which he argues that the sexually permissive character of male homosexual relationships will have the greatest impact on the future form of marriage. As he writes in his conclusion:
"Many libertarians and conservatives, including Britain’s Prime Minister
David Cameron, assert that marriage is a conservative institution—which
is true—one that will therefore function as such for those who enter it,
whether gay or straight. While certainly the case for some, that claim
is an unlikely future for many, not because gay or lesbian couples are
liberal but because those in the driver’s seat of the contemporary
mating market—men—are permissive. This, I predict, will be same-sex
marriage’s signature effect on the institution—the institutionalization
of monogamish as an acceptable marital trait. No, gay men can’t cause
straight men to cheat. Instead, the legitimacy newly accorded their
marital unions spells opportunity for men everywhere to bend the
boundaries."
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