It doesn't stop with banning gay marriage

There's a clear progression that reactionaries are taking in order to roll back gay rights: ban marriage, ban adoption, remove gays from schools, then re-criminalize sodomy. That opens the door to the wholesale harassment and arrest that existed for much of the last century.

Step two in the plan is progressing well:

Currently, Florida, Mississippi, and Utah have laws that ban gay adoption explicitly, although a few other states - including Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri, and New Hampshire - have de facto policies or laws restricting gays from adopting or becoming foster parents.

Seven states introduced bills last year that would prevent gays or lesbians from adopting, and a few states - Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee, among others - have indicated a willingness to introduce constitutional amendments in future years. A bill in Arizona would force the state to give priority to married couples adopting. Ohio is considering a bill that would ban gays from being either adoptive or foster parents.

Let's be clear: to align with any step in this progression is associate with people who want gays and lesbians in prison. Don't fool yourself.

(via drudge)