There is no trade off between public accommodation laws and government recognizing gay marriage.

I completely agree that, at the theoretical level, this is true.

I disagree that, at the practical level, there is no connection.

After they won at SCOTUS, the gay activists were very public in saying that their next move was going to be to sue the shit out of businesses and landlords. There’s a connection in their mind, and in their actions, and a connection in the minds and actions of judges.

How many gay discrimination cases were brought before the gay marriage blow-up (few to none, as far as I know), v how many during (more, I think, although it could just be the publicity). Wanna bet on whether there will be fewer, or a hell of a lot more, now? And that the increase has nothing to do with the way gay marriage went down?