[sickoflibs]

RE:”In the beginning of the same-sex marriage debate, however, the arguments changed. No longer could homosexuality be criticized. The only argument advanced was that children need a mother and father, something that same-sex couples cannot provide. This argument was backed up by voluminous social science data that has been almost overwhelmingly rejected by the American electorate and certainly by the courts that, state-by-state, are imposing same-sex marriage. “

Yep, once it became politically incorrect to call the lifestyle destructive it was over.

There were two steps to this I remember that they took:

1) Adoption of children by gays :”No one else wants them so they are better off being taken care of by two loving parents even if they are gay/same sex couples”

Family values

2) Marriage is for having and raising children “If the parental argument is the only one against same sex marriage then why to we allow couples who cant procreate to marry?”

[Impy]

Adoption of children by gays :”No one else wants them so they are better off being taken care of by two loving parents even if they are gay/same sex couples”

That was hard to counter with group homes (I guess they aren't called orphanages anymore) being nightmares.

I believe the official GOP counter-argument was "um der....I dunno".