▁against ▁que er ▁people , ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁act ively ▁causes ▁negative ▁consequences ▁both ▁for ▁que er ▁and ▁straight ▁people , ▁because ▁in ▁valid ating ▁a ▁single , ▁pres cribed ▁type ▁of ▁relationship ▁it ▁de values ▁and ▁makes ▁more ▁difficult ▁other ▁kinds ▁of ▁inter person al ▁relationship . ▁Warner ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁campaign ▁for ▁gay ▁marriage ▁threat ens ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁gay ▁rights ▁movement , ▁previously ▁a ▁powerful ▁force ▁against ▁the ▁st ig mat ization ▁of ▁sex , ▁into ▁a ▁tool ▁for ▁the ▁normal ization ▁of ▁que er ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁Chapter ▁Three ▁Warner ▁propos es ▁that ▁by ▁restrict ing ▁its ▁campaign ing ▁to ▁dem ands ▁for ▁same - sex ▁marriage , ▁the ▁gay ▁rights ▁movement ▁has ▁marg inal ized ▁and ▁ignored ▁que er ▁counter public s ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁served ▁better ▁by ▁present ing ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁sexual ▁lives ▁as ▁moral . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fourth ▁chapter ▁Warner ▁exam ines ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁z oning ▁reg ulation ▁changes ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁arg ues ▁that ▁str ic ter ▁reg ulation ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁sex - related ▁business es ▁represents ▁a ▁tr end ▁toward ▁the ▁repr ession ▁of ▁sex ▁and ▁the ▁" eros ion ▁of ▁que er ▁public s ." ▁By ▁removing ▁problem atic , ▁visible , ▁que er ▁sex ▁from ▁public ▁spaces , ▁Warner ▁arg ues , ▁these ▁policies ▁re leg ated ▁sexual ity ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁sphere ▁of ▁pres umed ▁heter osex ual ity . ▁The