In a Family Way

The 'M-Word': Why It Matters To Me

Andrew Sullivan is a gay conservative who has made a career out of his blog. That in and of itself is remarkable. But what I find most amazing is how he distills what it was like to grow up different from everyone else, and how he gives voice to the paramount desire that he and I share: that no one else need experience that pain, that questioning, that loneliness. It's a cliche to say we should do something for the children, and also one of the standard arguments being used to demonstrate the need for the Federal Marriage Amendment. Sullivan shows that the children, surprisingly enough, would be a lot better off without it.