Mass. was the first state that made same sex marriages legal. Gays didn't throw it in the face of Mass. residents quite the opposite. There was a petition to reverse the same sex law in Mass. It had enough signatures. The state legislature didn't allow the petition to get on the ballot; therefore, it was never voted on.

The legislators knew the law would be reversed, if it was voted on. Mass. residents lived with it, and there was no great harm done. No harm; no foul. Let them dance in the streets on Gay Pride Day, and march in the St. Patrick's Day parade. Who cares!