Marin has been discussed at length at Towleroad and elsewhere (Signorile comes to mind), the point being that, as much as Marin's stance is one of "I'm sorry," he is not on record as being fully embracing of gay people, their sexuality of their standing with God.
What's the deal? Hard to say. Until the man comes out (ha!) and is explicitly supportive of gay people, I'm keeping my hands in my lap- that is- holding off on the applause.
There is a thread a Marin here on the forum already....
I started it...