By Christian Matheis
By the middle of 2014, legislative, judicial, and electoral actions in 19 U.S. American states have paved the way for nationalized access to marriage for adult couples without restriction to sex or gender. The movement for “gay marriage” or, more inclusively, “marriage equality” has gained broad support in social, political, and economic facets of contemporary U.S. society. Progressive organizations herald the shift as a triumph against cultural homophobia and institutionalized discrimination. Celebrities and politicians clamor to give endorsements for marriage equality, and corporate sponsors flock to hang their banners on what seems the leading civil rights issue of the day. Even certain conservative groups have come to endorse the expansion of marriage, parting ways with their peers over the issue. It seems a sea-change waits just around the corner and everything from domestic, familial intimacy to government tax codes will shift in its tidal wake. Continue reading “What’s the Appeal of Marriage Equality?”
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