The Right to Be Just as Boring as Everyone Else

Cokie and Steven V. Roberts are like a lot of heterosexual people, their views on gay marriage has changed. Both news people originally had a stance of accepting civil unions, but not gay marriage as equal to hetero marriage. And yet life interferes and you learn that (a) have gay family and friends, and (b) they are so freaking normal that the gay strawman created for you (the one that would ruin the sanctity of marriage) is obviously absurd.

You want your family and friends to fall in love, you want them to find their true love, and you want them to have the same rights and benefits that you get. Because you love them, you want the best for them. Because their lives are just as normal and boring as yours. A love, a house, some kids, and a dog. Not so scary as many people originally thought and not a threat to hetero marriage.

The Roberts’ views have grown and changed to a more accepting place with gay marriage.

“As we approach our own 40th anniversary, we believe in marriage more than ever. It might not be right for all people all of the time, but it’s right for most people most of the time, whatever their sexual orientation…”

Read the entire article, “The Right to Be Boring.”