Ìn this essay/speech Jonathan Rauch, the great writer on marriage equality, looks at what precisely makes the idea and the movement behind it so controversial. Well worth reading in my view
Posts Tagged: Jonathan Rauch
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Jul 10
THE KAGAN DOCTRINE ON GAY MARRIAGE
I try not to get bogged down in the intracacies of internal American and Australian politics here (my natural home of thought), but sometimes it is too relevant and too hard to resist.
So, here is a piece by the excellent Jonathan Rauch, who previously published “Gay Marriage: why it’s good for straights, good for gays, and good for America.”
The piece outlines the challenges both marriage debaters and the various levels of the American courts will face in dealing with Prop 8 (Perry vs Schwarzenegger) and other cases that will circulate in the next few years … and explains how Supreme Court nominee may have just winked at the way forward in her nomination hearing in Washington.
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May 10
MARRYING FOR THE KIDS
Here’s a beautiful story about why marriage is about more than the couple themselves – including security for any kids you’re raising. Meanwhile Jonathan Rauch who wrote a great book on why marriage matters, explains how millions of children around the world would directly benefit from marriage equality: the kids being raised by gay parents.
If you want more information or to read about just how common it is for children to be raised by gay parents – read this fasicinating collection of stories about Gay Dads.
