[Modernman]

It does influence "heterosexual" marriage, as the Dutch experiment with gay marriage reveals.

In places like the Netherlands and Scandinavia, marriage is in decline due to the pervasiveness of the socialist nanny-state which has eliminated the need for a stable two-parent family to provide for children.

[The Old Hoosier]

the pervasiveness of the socialist nanny-state

That's only part of it. The sociologists there are saying it has to do with gay marriage too.

[RobRoy]

>>In places like the Netherlands and Scandinavia, marriage is in decline due to the pervasiveness of the socialist nanny-state which has eliminated the need for a stable two-parent family to provide for children.<<

And that is different from here in what way?