THE REAL AND THE IDEAL: Eve replies to various people

So there's been a lot of talk that suggests the alternatives are: same-sex marriage, or snatching kids from families headed by two lesbians or two gay men.

Why? Why is that the dichotomy?

I spend a good chunk of my week dealing with the fallout from single motherhood. It seems obvious to me that no good would be done by taking these kids away from their mothers; but neither do I want anybody, in any way, promoting single motherhood as just as good as marriage.

Marriage is a special right; marriage is an honor. Not giving a particular child-rearing arrangement the societal honor of marriage does not require banning that child-rearing arrangement.

(I know this post totally doesn't address the question of how best to protect children currently being raised in marriageless households, whether that's two lesbians, a mother and her mom, or other arrangements. Sorry for shankery but figured it was worth it to get this perhaps minor point out there.)
posted by Eve at 4:34 AM | link

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