The main forces behind the SSM movement are militant feminist lesbians and their allies among mainstream feminist groups. This lesbian movement is designed to divide men and women as it spreads distrust of and hostility towards men. This misandry has spread like a cancer among the groups of the left to the point that the left is basically self-destructive and unsustainable, as it has no unifying message or solidarity and it is virtually impossible that it will develop either for the foreseeable future.

The elites of the corporate media and the rest of the corporate world certainly recognized this phenomenon long ago and have lent their support to the SSM movement in order to (1) transform the left into a movement primarily concerned with gay/lesbian and other social issues; and (2) further erode the power of the left to effect change with regard to economic/tax issues, in part by making sure it remains unappealing to many religious individuals concerned with social justice and economic fairness.

Yes. Marriage is proven to be better for children. Children do better when raised by married, rather than unmarried parents, according to NOM's Maggie Gallagher.