An interesting perspective from the author. The dismantling of social norms for family life ends in "gay marriage" and other perversions - it doesn't start there.
Indeed it does not start there, which is why the remaining faithful within the Episcopal Church are fighting a losing rear-guard action.
I like the quotation: "Patriarchal societies come in many varieties and evolve through different stages. What they have in common are customs and attitudes that collectively serve to maximize fertility and parental investment in the next generation. Of these, among the most important is the stigmatization of “illegitimate” children."
I am reminded of what my wife does when she is teaching college history courses. When the inevitable feminist student starts to go on about how wonderful it is that the patriarchal society has been destroyed, she then slyly questions that person about the specifics of what life is like for the average modern woman who is not in a "patriarchal" relationship, in terms of financial security, poverty, successful child-rearing, health, being treated with respect by men, not being sexually or physically abused by men, not being taken advantage of by men, men taking responsibility for the children they "father", etc...
It's all very innocent -- she just wants to make sure that she understands the feminist correctly -- namely that women are better off now than they were 50 years ago in what for most non-affluent women (and most affluent women as well) are basic quality of life factors.
Of course, everyone in the class but the doctrinaire feminists know the answers to those questions. Many are living the harsh realities of life for women in a non-patriarchal society. Even the feminists say that women have it worse today overall -- and then in the same sentence say (because it is a feminist truth) that women are better off in our non-patriarchal society.
A fascinating cognitive dissonance.