No, it's a joke. From South Park's "Butt Buddies" episode to the very real support of the divorce attorneys it has always been a joke. But contrary to popular belief it may not be on us.
Once this was successfully cast as a civil rights issue the war was over. You don't get to vote on people's civil rights. There are still battles to be fought, but legally it's a losing effort. And eventually 'defining marriage as a union between a man and woman so as to preclude someone's civil rights (or something like that)' will be overturned.
So what's so damn funny?
This is as huge of a mistake as the gay movement has ever made. Illustrative of people who just don't know when to quit. In their lust to take on more trappings of normalcy they have managed to bind themselves with all of the legal and social issues associated with marriage.
So it comes as a disagreeable surprise to the lesbian who has given birth that the lesbian she is divorcing has visitation rights. Of course nothing is more fun than finding out all about alimony—and support payments if there has been an adoption. That of course leads to custody questions and on and on and on.
The lawyers and GALs are laughing all the way to the bank.
Meanwhile the liberal whackos now find themselves needing to spend money on a government initiative encouraging marriage. The law of unintended consequences is in full swing.
So as I wrote earlier, let them get married. What the hell. Why should they be any happier than the rest of us?