[Derek isn't much for drama anyway. He will pause for a minute though while he tries to think of a way to put what he has to say.]

...not really. There's a lot of social monopoly going in in regards to same-gender marriages. Most places are just now grappling with the idea that it isn't some sort of aberration or mental illness...and before that, they were struggling with the idea that is wasn't evil and against God. Some places are trying to pass laws where it's legal, but it's not getting very far. There's probably at least another generation of strife that's going to go on over it before it becomes part of the 'acceptable' majority culture.