Reba, what makes you think that Judith Levitt represents all the gay and lesbian community? I think abolishing the consenting age law is really stupid, no way should one be able to exploit someone who is 12 year old.
HOMOSEXUALITY does not equal PEDOPHILES!!!
Also, you mentioned about "numbers." This is something that Utah is discussing at the moment as well. They are wondering if same-sex marriages are recognised in Utah, it might open the path for recognising polygamous marriages. However, if you define the marriage as a union of two persons only, disregardless of sex, then I think that will eliminate the polygamy question.
Here is an interesting data from Massachusetts:
2003-APR: Massachusetts data: By a slim majority, most residents of the state favored allowing same-sex couples to marry.
Item---------------------In favor----Opposed----No answer
All ages and genders--------50%-------44%-------6%
18 to 39--------------------62---------33---------5
40 to 64--------------------53---------42---------5
Over 65---------------------21---------69--------10
Women---------------------55---------38---------7
Men------------------------45---------50---------5
The poll was taken by KRC Communications Research for Globe/WBZ. Margin of error: 5%
It seems the younger generation is more tolerant of same-sex relationships than the older generation. Although, you may not agree with me, there was same comparison to the attitude towards racial relationships back in the 1960s and 1970s. The younger generation is more tolerant of that than the older generation.