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Did Obama really do the right thing? One has to remember that the whole "gay" vs. "straight" idea is being discredited and queer theory is emerging as the new way to think about sexuality.
IMHO, these labels--"gay" and "straight", which are supposed to be only temporary, are doing more damage than good. When people lock themselves into labels that don't do justice to their true nature, they'll just end up limiting themselves.
Which is why the proper term for the issue is same sex marriage, since it doesn't matter what your sexuality is, you will still be able to marry the person you want to marry. Gays already technically can get married, but only to a person of the opposite sex, just like straights. But neither straights, gays, nor inbetweeners can get married to someone of the same sex. That is why this is really a case of sex discrimination.