Marriage Causes Shift in Gay Culture Three years after gay marriage become legal in Massachusetts, gays and lesbians are becoming more accepted into mainsteam America. But many in the gay community say marriage threatens to make gay culture lose its edge.

Marriage Causes Shift in Gay Culture

Marriage Causes Shift in Gay Culture

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Three years after gay marriage become legal in Massachusetts, gays and lesbians, who have come to think of themselves as counter-cultural and unconventional, are now being seen as part of the mainstream.

What happens to "gay identity" when you're getting married, dealing with a mortgage, kids, picket fences and pressure to "settle down" just like everyone else?

Some in the gay community see marriage as a sell-out and say gay culture will lose its edge. Others welcome a chance to celebrate a gay culture that is more mainstream than extreme.