Mark Simpson is a British gay contrarian who invented the term metrosexual. He is also very smart. His view is that the fight for gay marriage is largely an emotional and symbolic battle and that equal rights activists should let it go and focus on actual civil rights:If Christians and traditionalists want to preserve the “sanctity” of marriage as something between a man and a woman, with all the mumbo jumbo that entails, let them. They only hasten the collapse of marriage. Instead of demanding gay marriage, in effect trying to modernise an increasingly moribund institution, maybe lesbian and gay people should push for civil partnerships to be opened to cross-sex couples, as they are in France - where they have proved very popular.
Let’s Be Civil: Gay Marriage Isn’t The End Of The Rainbow
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This reminds me of our converstaion at St-Mark's when i voiced my stand over marriage:
banning it altogether and for good!
I remember you weren't to much against the idea ,^)
{words from a surrealistic nation where same-sex marriage is officialy accepted…}
p.s.: previous post removed due to wrong english
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