I can see the author's point, but I'm also unsure whether I agree with it. Of course there are plenty of people who are good people who hold some prejudiced points of view. I think that's universal whether we're talking about race, sexuality or any kind of identity. But specifically with marriage, I think that not just gays, but everybody should have to get a "civil union" to get protection under the law. Why should the state recognize an inherently religious ceremony? I think that everyone should have equal protection under the law, and that only officers of the law (e.g. judges, clerks, mayors, etc.) should have the authority to grant civil standing to couples. If couples want to have a traditional wedding as well, then that is their right, too, but it's then a private matter that has no meaning beyond the meaning which the couple and their loved ones ascribe to it (which, obviously, can be huge; I'm not trying to minimize what a wedding is to the affected).