GAY MARRIAGE AS A FAMILY DIVERSITY ARGUMENT: Maggie Gallagher replies to Lisa Duggan and Richard Kim

Andrew Sullivan makes these arguments unwittingly. Here are two Nation writers who understand that gay marriage is best understood as part of a broad family diversity argument:

In order to counter conservative Republican strategy, one that promises to wreak havoc in elections to come, gay activists and progressives will have to come together to reframe the marriage debate. For gay activists, and indeed for all progressive activists, it would be far more productive to stress support for household diversity--both cultural and economic support, recognition and resources for a changing population as it actually lives--than to focus solely on gay marriage. By treating marriage as one form of household recognition among others, progressives can generate a broad vision of social justice that resonates on many fronts. If we connect this democratization of household recognition with advocacy of material support for caretaking, as well as for good jobs and adequate benefits (like universal healthcare), then what we all have in common will come into sharper relief.

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