I am more than half being sarcastic. But also less than half serious. I completely support the right to gay marriage. Absolutely. But the way we (as a society) view marriage is still quite... provincial? It is rooted in patriarchy. And while Adam and I do a good job of not falling into that abyss - most days - it's still a social underpinning of the institution. We live in a part of the country that is quite progressive in how we view partnership - legal, spiritual, what have you. But, for example, Adam's parents and extended family still have a hard time wrapping their brains around the fact that I am not Mrs nor have taken his last name. I got a mother's day card addressed to: Mrs. Ewigweibliche W---/B--- Ha!
I'd really like to see the gov't step out of marriage altogether. Let civil unions be the state standard for all couples (and more, I support legal polyamory too!) and let religious leaders offer spiritual marriages.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2008-05-15 11:27 pm (UTC)Ha!
I'd really like to see the gov't step out of marriage altogether. Let civil unions be the state standard for all couples (and more, I support legal polyamory too!) and let religious leaders offer spiritual marriages.