Gay Marriage Scapegoat

Gay Marriage Scapegoat
Is legalizing gay unions going to corrupt the sanctity of marriage as we know it? Surprisingly enough, many right wing conservatives feel that this is true. In 2001 the Census Bureau reported that during the 1990s the number of unmarried-partner households in the United States increased by 72 percent. This statistic deserved wider notice than it received. But now, with nearly five million cohabiting couples in the U.S., this shift in the traditional family is becoming more apparent. Cohabitation has been increasing for the past few decades, but such large numbers did…