I have been mulling several reactions to the recent Indiana Senate hearing on a constitutional amendment that would (1) prohibit same-sex marriage and (2) ensure that gay couples never, ever enjoy any of the "incidents" of matrimony.

What I heard in the Senate chamber was not reasoned debate over the proper role of the state. What I heard was fear. If we can just keep ‘them’ in their place, the world will return to the way (I’m told) it used to be. People will be moral, children will obey their parents, and everything will make sense again.
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