By now you may have heard about 7 year-old Marcus McLarin, a Louisiana second-grader who was disciplined at school for using the word "gay" -- not as an insult, but to describe his parents, i.e. his mom and her partner Heather. His teacher apparently excoriated him for using a "bad word" (!) and now the school district is resisting an ACLU intervention for an apology to the family. The school board president opines to the Washington Post, "I feel like any discussion by a child of a parent's sexual orientation is inappropriate." Sure it is -- I bet all the kids talking about their het parents' anniversaries, re-marriages, new babies, or weekend afternoon nap schedule get into trouble as well. Right. Perhaps he should read about this shocking new trend of gay characters on TV -- or at least check out the dorkiest picture of Carson Kressley yet. Or read Dahlia Lithwick's notes on what's really undermining the "sanctity" of marriage (short answer: freedom).