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Help! What am I going to do about gay marriage?

A woman in Atlanta celebrates the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing gay marriage across the United States. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
A woman in Atlanta celebrates the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing gay marriage across the United States. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
June 29, 2015

This whole gay marriage thing has me pretty rattled. Here's my problem: I'm not ready to get gay married.

I mean, it's great for other folks, if that's what they want, especially if they're gay. But it's just all too sudden for me. Seriously, I don't even own a skinny-cut tux or a rainbow cumberbund. And what am I going to tell my wife?

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Bill Torpy continues to contribute columns to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since retiring in 2025. The Chicago native started covering metro Atlanta for the AJC in 1990.

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