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"Because marriage is an arrangement built around female sexuality, because the institution has to do with women far more than it has to do with men, women will be the victims of its destruction. Those analysts who have focused on how children will suffer from the legalization of gay marriage are undoubtedly correct—but this will not be the first time that social developments perceived as advances for one group or another have harmed children. After all, the two most important (if effortless) achievements of the women’s movement of the late 1960’s were the right to abort and the right—in some social classes, the commandment—to join the professional workforce, both manifestly harmful to the interests of children."

"But with the success of the gay-liberation movement, it is women themselves, all women, who will be hurt. The reason is that gay marriage takes something that belongs essentially to women, is crucial to their very freedom, and empties it of meaning."

"Because marriage is an arrangement built around female sexuality, because the institution has to do with women far more than it has to do with men, women will be the victims of its destruction. Those analysts who have focused on how children will suffer from the legalization of gay marriage are undoubtedly correct—but this will not be the first time that social developments perceived as advances for one group or another have harmed children. After all, the two most important (if effortless) achievements of the women’s movement of the late 1960’s were the right to abort and the right—in some social classes, the commandment—to join the professional workforce, both manifestly harmful to the interests of children."

If people really care about "the children" they will do away with no-fault divorce, put a leash on the man-hating "family" courts and stop turning fathers into visitors in the lives of their children.

The reason is that gay marriage takes something that belongs essentially to women, is crucial to their very freedom, and empties it of meaning.

You make an excellent point! The two are inextricably tied together and have been throughout the history of mankind. One need look no farther than a history book to see that in each great empire, when women rose to power, that movement was followed by the rise of homosexuality. Ancient Greece, Rome, Alexandria ... everything old is new again. The next obvious point to observe is this - where are those great civilizations today?

"History teaches us that if we don't learn from history, we are forced to repeat it."