The lack of gay marriage weakens the entire concept of marriage and will lead to fewer heterosexual couples marrying.
When loving couples are prohibited from marrying, the importance of marriage is diminished in the culture. As homosexuality continues to gain acceptance, as it surely will, the practice of not marrying will spill over into the hetero space.
Gays already lead the culture in many ways, and there is no reason to believe this will not be one of them. Fighting the culture war harder will only hasten its progress. Marriage will become unfashionable for large numbers of ordinary people.
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