The news the last few days has been full of stories about gay marriage in San Francisco, and of course about the reaction of conservatives.... The news the last few days has been full of stories about gay marriage in San Francisco, and of course about the reaction of conservatives nationwide. It leads me to wonder whatever happened to the Republican party.

What does it mean when you say you stand for individual liberty, but you want the government to regulate behavior of consenting adults in their own homes?

What does it mean when you say you support family values, but you enact statutes preventing persons from marrying and forming families?

What does it mean when you say you believe in unobtrusive government, but you want to establish regulations that promote sectarian religious principles?

Being homosexual is no more a "personal choice" than being black or being female are. Permitting gays to marry, to live as full and legally responsible, as well as legally privileged, members of society, can only strengthen our neighborhoods, our cities, and our nation.