Gay marriage is a no brainer. People will choose whomever they want to be their family. Homos should enjoy public celebration just like straight folks, not to mention get important rights like hospital visitation, death benefits and the like. Being against Gay Marriage is like being against love. Conservatives may say it?s bad for children, but it isn?t. For $2.95 you can download this moving article, For Children of Gays, Marriage Brings Joy, from the March 19 New York Times. Have your Kleenex ready!Some queer folks argue that fighting for marriage rights is an assimilationist move by the gay mainstream. And it is. Being gay or lesbian doesn?t make people radical, just like being straight doesn?t make them conformist. Some gays just want to have a cozy home with their mate, love and support from family and friends, and the 1,049 civil benefits that that married folks get. Those who want to smash the imperial hetero-patriarchy can still pursue that goal. And those who aspire to picket fence romance can have that. And those who want both some smashing and some sentimentality, will create their own unique marriages, just like many straight couples do.Did it strike anyone else as ironic that in the same week that 4,000 gay marriages in SF were annulled, the governor from New Jersey resigned because of a homosexual affair? If gay marriage was status quo, this politician might have been in one, rather than in a sham hetero marriage. If we weren't so concerned about regulating what goes on in people's bedrooms, our politicians might have more time to spend doing what they were elected to do.So this Vulva says live and let live, in whatever way you define domestic bliss. As for me, I'm going to take a peek at We Do, the new photo book documenting gay weddings, and raise a toast to all those who've tied the knot!