Male friendship

Rob Tisinai of Box Turtle Bulletin has developed a solid record of debunking anti-gay talking points. Here's a weird one (talking point, not debunking): Anthony Esolen of National Organization for Marriage claims that allowing gays to marry will prevent men from forming fulfilling friendships with other men. The reason is that other men will see two men and assume they're a gay couple. And those other men will shun the two.

The reasoning is all wrong, says Tisinai. Openness about being gay will improve male friendship:

Straight men find it easier to create intimate, loving friendships when they have no reason to give a damn whether people think they’re gay.