Jimmy Kimmel interviews kids about gay marriage, says SCOTUS ruling will 'ruin being gay'

NEW YORK, June 30 (UPI) -- Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said on his show Monday night the previous week's Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide will "totally ruin being gay" for many people.

In jest, Kimmel said many homosexual men and women will have to begin making excuses to their families and partners for not settling down. "You had the best possible reason for not getting married: it's illegal," he said. "So you're dating a guy and he says 'why can't we get married?' and you say 'well, same reason we can't rob a bank.'"

"But now, that reason is gone," he said to laughter. "Society will push you and push you, and eventually, you'll give in. This is what happened to George Clooney."

The Jimmy Kimmel Live personality continued, saying after marriage, gay couples will lose excitement just as many married couples are said to do. "Instead of the fun parades with the drinks and the Coppertone and the half-naked dancer guys, you know what parades you'll be going to? The ones with Snoopy in them...with dead Snoopy eyes, looking at you as if to say, 'What the hell did you do?'" he said. "Remember when the word gay meant happy? It doesn't anymore...We will look back on this as the golden age of gay stuff and tears will be shed."

The Supreme Court ruled June 26 that bans on gay marriage in any state were unconstitutional, thus legalizing the act nationwide. While most were happy to hear the news, many responded with disapproval. To settle the score, Kimmel's crew went out on the streets to interview children on what they thought about the issue.

A group of boys and girls were each asked to share their views on gay marriage. One little boy claimed "he knew nothing about that yet," when another said that two people would get married when they "love each other and just feel a connection."

Another little boy said that a couple should get married, "in like, the afternoon," while a little girl claimed that gay marriage was hard to understand "for some kids," it wasn't difficult for her. In her opinion, anybody should be able to get married "if you're old enough." She said she'd get married when she's 30.