Indiana Jones and the case of gay marriage REGARDLESS of one's views about same-sex marriage, there are serious questions about how we will get there, if we get there. A deeply anti-democratic strain permeates much of the debate. Start with some of the cant used by activists pursuing the gay marriage cause. They will, on the one hand, assure us that most Australians support gay marriage, yet in the next breath express ardent opposition to a referendum to change the meaning of marriage in the Constitution to reflect that apparent groundswell of support.