Same-Sex Marriage

I'm fascinated with this issue of same-sex marriage, and I'm curious as to why there doesn't seem to be more support for the issue when brought before the public. Some will say that this is because opponents have been better at mobilizing against, or that there's greater support among young voters, and they don't tend to vote in great numbers — I don't know how much truth there is to either. I suspect public opinion may be more divided on this issue than the legislative and judicial progress of the past several years would indicate.

I'll admit, though, I approach this subject from a very distinct point of view — I think of marriage as little more than a ceremonial custom, and in that, I wonder why this is such an important issue, for either side.

I found it interesting, though, that the day after the New York State Senate voted down a same-sex marriage bill, none of the Senators who voted against the bill were willing to go on record with comments about their decision.