GOP senator reverses gay-marriage stance after son comes out | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

As much as I applaud  Sen. Portman, the cynic in me "knows" damn well had his son not come out this change of heart towards gay marriage never would have occurred,,,

"It allowed me to think of this issue from a new perspective, and that's of a Dad who loves his son a lot and wants him to have the same opportunities that his brother and sister would have—to have a relationship like Jane and I have had for over 26 years," Portman said.

GOP senator reverses gay-marriage stance after son comes out | The Ticket - Yahoo! News