Shakes here...
As Ezra noted yesterday, a New York state appeals court overturned a ruling made in February which would have granted the right of same-sex couples to marry in New York City, citing society's and the government's "interest in fostering the heterosexual marriage." The implied rationale, though never overtly stated, is more of the same that we hear in defense of the Federal Marriage Amendment, which has had a makeover and is now called the Marriage Protection Act. Heterosexual marriage is to be protected, say opponents of gay marriage, despite a dearth of evidence that ending the disparity in marriage equality would actually have any discernible negative affect on straights or their marriages.
There are, however, couples whose marriages are at increased risk.
