Five years later

It has been 5 years since the Supremes of Massachusetts ruled that marriage must also be available to gays. In spite of all the doom that was pronounced at the time what exactly has happened? I mean other than 30 states writing a gay marriage ban into their constitutions. Well… Mass. has the lowest divorce rate, so gay marriages apparently improve straight ones. Gay couples are no longer stared at when then hold hands in public. The number of people approving gay marriage has risen from 42% in 2004 to 59% today. Mass. legislators who opposed gay marriages tended to lose elections. But doom? Falling sky? The downfall of Western Civilization (other than the GOP losing badly this year)? Haven't seen it. The head of Mass Resistance was asked how his own marriage has been affected by allowing gays to marry. He sputtered for a while but never answered. Perhaps it is the occasional wait to have wedding photos taken at the scenic spots in Boston's Public Garden.