Social conservatives seem to see a bigger threat to marriage from committed gay couples who want in on it than from straight ones who opt out of it.

Margaret Talbot
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The author, a New Yorker staff writer, speculates on the reasons for this apparent disconnect between social conservatives and gay rights. He finds an explanation in a study of same-sex marriage opponents. The study found that those who believe that same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry are more likely than others to oppose same-sex couples’ right to adopt children, even when the same-sex couple is already the biological parent. The reason is simple: Same-sex marriage proponents are seen as less threatening than gay adoption advocates because they are less likely to change the institution of marriage itself.

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