Richard Alther guest posts on Advocate.com

Excerpt:"I’m not a bigot,” many people are saying these days, as the same-sex marriage debate reverberates nationwide. “Please don’t label me like that. I just don’t want others changing the nature of my marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Call the gay connection something else, but don’t meddle with the most important role in my life.”Can we take this sentiment at face value? Can a person truly make this statement without there being any homophobia below the surface?"For the full post, click here: advocate.com