Perez... More Harm Than Good?

I cannot be the only one who's tired of this story. Yet again another story about Miss California's tiara debacle and the backlash/fame that has come with it. I can't help but wonder if Perez Hilton actually did any good by asking such a question on that kind of platform, and then by making it such a big deal.
As someone who's in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage I was saddened by Miss California, Carrie Prejean's answer to the question of whether every state should legalize same-sex marriage. But I wasn't shocked. There's a whole movement of people who feel the exact same way that she does. And for a minute it seemed as though the voices of those shouting so loudly against marriage equality were losing a little of their volume. And then this happened. All this incident seemed to do was add more fuel to their fire. Now they can claim public persecution for their beliefs. One the bully they're not the victim. And they have a perfect symbol for their cause in the Miss USA contestant. Not only is the movement against same-sex marriage getting more coverage than movement for it, Prejean is getting so much media attention that she has the best platform to spread the message of inequality to a much wider audience. Nice going Perez! Way to help the cause!