I disagree with the specific beliefs of OSC. However, I do not feel that he is evil, or even causing evil. I feel that he is acting on genuine beliefs that he holds. The only way to change the mind or belief system if an individual is through logical and peaceful discourse.
Additionally, it seems to me that a boycott, although personally satisfying, and perhaps capable of accomplishing some financial punishment to OSC, will also harm various others through no fault of their own.
On another point, I feel that a compromise solution may be the best way out of this quagmire. I support removing the ability of the government to conduct marriage. By this, I mean that the government would not issue a 'marriage' license. Rather a group of adults who wish to live together as a family unit would register for a 'civil union' license. This would grant the members thereof the various benefits, rights, and conveniences that marriages grant in the secular realm. Marriage would be defined exactly as a religious ritual wholly out of the realm of government. Although this really amounts to wordplay, I feel that it alleviates much of the discomfort and fears of the religious opponents, while granting the ability of forming a family to any group, who can still conduct a marriage ceremony within whatever religious structure is mutually compatible with them.
I would like to make a few side points over a few common misconceptions on this subject, the commonality of which irks me.
With regard to religions that are inherently 'anti-gay' (I will speak of the Jewish religion with which I am familiar, at least much of it is applicable to the other Abrahamic religions), I must make several points:
-Having homosexual desires, etc. is not inherently a sin. The thing which is forbidden is specifically the sexual act itself.
-That said, although this is singled out as a 'To'Aivah' -an abomination- from all other sexual sins, it is not correct to focus and disparage those who commit this over ANY other sin, the same level of outrage should be felt against the one who embarrasses his fellow and the one who violates Shabbas- it is wrong to hyper-focus on one sin above all others.
-With regard to the argument that mandating any kind of civil union for homosexuals would 'encourage' them, I feel that this is fallacious.
-The annoyingly common idea that homosexuality is wrong because it is unnatural is completely wrong- it is simply not a valid argument, nor is its reverse. We see it in nature everywhere - it is not unnatural. It is considered prohibited because God said that it is -no more, no less-. It's commonality among all creation implies NOTHING - it is irrelevant to this argument.
-From that point, even if homosexual desires are built in at the genetic level, the religion still demands that that desire be conquered and ignored by those who possess it - just because one wants to does not make it permitted.