I'm just trying to figure out why the word "tragically" is in this sentence. Is it tragic that scientists have noted this phenomenom? Is it tragic that "even" in same-sex marriages the partners take on gender roles (this implies that it's equally tragic in heterosexual marriages), or is it tragic that same-sex couples take on these roles (which hardly seems to matter--once you have a same-sex couple, who cares which one's on the bottom or doing the dishes).
In my opinion, the 'tragedy' perceived by the writer and those that parrot the same 'equality' premised social engineering agenda is that reality is hard to ignore no matter how hard they try. LOL --men & women are innately different -men and women naturally and predominantly each excel in different roles and vocations -complimentary roles and vocations. Equally meriting respect and dignity as human beings in spite of their differences -NOT as a result of ignoring, attempting to diminish or disparaging the differences...
Ohhhh the humanity.... LOL