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The marriage war.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the Editor)
On the basis of two trivial non-events (liberal denunciations of heterosexism--nothing new there) and some parliamentary activity in Canada, David Frum declares that gay marriage must extinguish all notions of gender in family law ("A New Word, A New Day," March 28). "[T]he law must abolish the concept of 'husbands,' 'wives,' 'mothers,' and 'fathers,'" he writes. This is a baffling non sequitur. Same-sex marriages will contain two husbands or two wives, and children jointly adopted by same-sex couples will have two legal mothers or two legal fathers, just as they do today.
It's true that same-sex marriage would make it harder for the law to prefer opposite-sex over same-sex couples. That, of course, is the point. What Frum fails to consider is that, absent same-sex marriage, it will ...
- Re-thinking civil unions and same-sex marriage.
- Magazine article from: The Monist Sadler, Brook J. July 1, 2008 700+ words
...Introduction The current debate about same-sex marriage in the United States has largely...proponents and opponents of same-sex marriage. (1) First, both proponents and opponents of same-sex marriage generally agree that marriage is...
- "Multiply and replenish": considering same-sex marriage in light of state...
- Magazine article from: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy Wardle, Lynn D. June 22, 2001 700+ words
...legal status? Why shouldn't same-sex marriage be legalized, or an equivalent marriage...the Proposed Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage Be Justified in Terms of the Compelling...Marriage? The movement to legalize same-sex marriage asks defenders of exclusive legal protection...
- Same-Sex Marriage: Exploring the Racial Divide [Correction 9/30/ 09]
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Robert Mccartney September 20, 2009 700+ words
...government prepares to legalize same-sex marriage, some supporters fret that the issue...coming months. The real threat to same-sex marriage here will be conservatives in Congress...in the District overall oppose same-sex marriage while whites support it. Why is that...
- Same-sex marriage: Issue too hot to be taken on faith: Religious leaders split...
- Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) September 23, 2007 700+ words
...sharply divided on the question of same-sex marriage, a fact that is likely to weigh heavily...Maryland Court of Appeals rejected same-sex marriage in a 4-3 ruling last week, "friend...Evangelical Christians tend to oppose same-sex marriage, with mainline Protestants somewhat...
- Do wedding dresses come in lavender? The prospects and implications of same-sex...
- Magazine article from: Social Theory and Practice Bolte, Angela March 22, 1998 700+ words
...upheld the legalization of same-sex marriage, although the next day the presiding...potential legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the United States. To answer concerns regarding same-sex marriage, I will examine several issues...
- Ahh, victory is sweet: same-sex marriage wins spread across the country.(Iowa...
- Magazine article from: Curve Gilligan, Heather Tirado June 1, 2009 700+ words
...Iowa and Vermont both legalized same-sex marriage in the first week of April. Iowa...unanimously that the state's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional on April 3. Vermont...s veto on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on April 7, making the state the first...
- How to defend (same-sex) marriage.
- Magazine article from: Polity Lister, Andrew July 1, 2005 700+ words
Evan Gerstmann. Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution. Cambridge...Press, 2004. Keywords same-sex marriage; equal protection; sex discrimination...Introduction The case for same-sex marriage seems so strong, to its proponents...
- A phenomenological investigation of same-sex marriage.
- Magazine article from: The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Alderson, Kevin G. June 22, 2004 700+ words
ABSTRACT: Same-sex marriage was first legalized in the Netherlands...continents. The fight for same-sex marriage is about honouring the feelings...legally and psychosocially. Same-sex marriage is here to stay, and increasing...
