I couldn't care less if the person next to me is gay as long as he gets the job done. You don't need to be 'straight' to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight. Give gays the equal status and the language will eventually follow. I don't believe government should be so hostile, so mean-spirited.
Love is bigger than government.
It is useful to make another point explicit here. Ventura is saying not only that gay relationships should be acknowledged because we need to be more tolerant, accepting, etc. The religious right wants to tell people how to live. And, of course, have the government impose that way of living on everyone. They are a detriment to the country, and the sooner they get their asses out of politics, the better.