 lesbian activist s surprisingly candid speech gay marriage fight is a lie to destroy marriage masha gessen an activist in the lgbt community gave a speech in 2012 that supports a theory held by many traditional marriage proponents granting gays the right to marry is really intended to destroy the institution of marriage and redefine the traditional family the video clip included with this story offers some insight into her thinking on the subject  newsyahoocom lesbianactivistsurprisinglycandidspeechgaymarriage 