The Problem of Same-Sex Marriage

hAlthough I have outlined in detail my logical response to an illogical institution, and outlined the various failures in objective thought that the "institution" of same-sex marriage holds, there is still a few more things that I would like to add. The issue of same-sex marriage carries a lot of stigma with it that seems to prevent some people from truly grappling with it at its core. The stigma is homophobia. Who wants to be known as homophobic? Not me, but the thought is that if one is against same-sex marriage, then that person is immediately pinned to be homophobic -- a stigma that carries with it such sentiments as "gay-hater," and is reminiscent of sexism and racism. I think that this association makes people afraid to oppose same-sex marriage, and forces them to suspend their "bias" in the name of tolerance. In fact, one of the major arguments that the proponents of same-sex marriage claim is that the opponents of same-sex marriage hold the same sentiments that fostered sexism and racism within our European culture. This is a sneaky attack against our logic, in fact it is a logical fallacy if you want to get technical. This presents to us a dichotomy that on one hand can clearly observe the inherent differences between marriage and same-sex unions, while on the other hand we are presented with a repulsion against anything "-phobic." This must stop. We must separate our fear of being seen as "homophobic" or "socially out-of-date" from the issue of same-sex marriage. We need to move forward, and the only way that society can move forward is if it adopts principles that sustain its existence and build up its nature. Same-sex marriage is an oxymoron which does not see the future of society as its aim, and it is an "institution" that can neither sustain our society, nor build it up.