47/m/caucasion (however I don't really see where race should have any bearing on it)
On the topic of same sex marriages, I can only reply using my own faith and upbringing to try and make a response. I do not have a problem with a same sex couple having the same benefits of a dual sex couple in things like insurance and things like that. I do however feel that a marriage is between a man and a woman as in my religion, and my beliefs, brings me to that conclusion. A "Marriage" is a sacriment in my religion and is considered sacred in the eyes of God. Not that a same sex couple can't have the same commitment as a marriage, but that is what I believe. I don't see a probalem with "civil unions" or what ever you want to call them, but a marriage is based on a religioius ceremony and set of beliefs.
On the topic of same sex couples adopting: until the stigma of being raised in that type of family is removed, I think it is inherantly unfair to a child to present them with the disadvantages that comes with the social stigma. I also believe that children should have the influence of both a man and a woman in order to better form his/her own ideas and awareness of the differences between the sexes. I am not saying that one sex is better than the other but there are differences that need to be witnessed and experienced by the child.
I do have g-ay friends and I think as much of them as I do my straight friends, so I just want you to know I am not homophobic on that topic. I also do not feel that homosexuality is a choice that is made either, it is biologic. There is no black and white here, but infinite shades of gray when it comes to a persons masculinity or femininity and or sexual preferences.