Being told that you a) are possibly homophobic, or a closeted homosexual and b) enjoy certain privileges as a white, heterosexual, (cis) male Is not meant t

Being told that you a) are possibly homophobic, or a closeted homosexual and b) enjoy certain privileges as a white, heterosexual, (cis) male Is not meant to be a personal attack, IMO, but a wake-up call. Read it again, as if danparsonson were talking to a third person, and maybe you'll gain some new perspective. If you feel like marriage has had an immutable definition since forever and just now, people are trying to change it for the first time, you should check your facts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage#History_of_marriage_by_culture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage#History_of_marriage_by... And words do matter. You can tell a lot about a person or culture based on the words they use.