In an effort to advance what they have repeatedly stated is the key element of their agenda, the nations gay straw men marched on the nations capital Monday to advocate for the right to marry animals, sources confirmed. If men can marry men, and women can marry women, then why shouldnt I be allowed to enter into holy matrimony with a member of the animal kingdom? said a straw man from Falmouth, MA, who explained that he should be permitted to wed whomever or whatever he pleases given that the legislative gates have been opened, a sentiment expressed by thousands of his fellow straw men as they hoisted signs that read Equal Rights For Interspecies Partners and Marriage For All Mammals Now. In the years since my state legalized same-sex marriage, Ive discovered that my emotional and physical needs cannot be fulfilled by another human, and it is clear that lying with either a cat, dog, or sheep is what I now want. We believe gay marriage has set an irrefutable legal precedent for this behavior, and we intend to act on it. At press time, demonstrators were reportedly shouting that they wouldnt simply settle for the right to marry their siblings or any number of partners, noting that their ultimate goal was to marry an animal of their choosing or, perhaps, an inanimate object. 