People who oppose same-sex unions but also support opposite-sex unions feel threatened by that. It's a matter of fear, not a matter of reason.

It was JK Galbraith who coined the phrase, "The Age of Uncertainty" (and wrote a book by that name), and indeed we are living in that. Situations become conservative by their very nature, which is why we have a 'majority rule' mentality. Accepting new ideas is difficult for most people, maybe a spinoff from our desire to survive as a species. Measure twice, cut once kinda thing. So, I understand people's reluctance to accept this kind of change. I think in time it will not matter, but I know it does matter a great deal to those who are subject to discrimination or hatred based on their choice of 'significant other'.

My personal take on it is that it's not my business. That's what it boils down to for me. I have homosexual friends and I know same-sex couples who do just fine raising kids. So, what's the problem?

IMHO

BM