Comments on: To Be Wed or Not

By: dan

dan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:27:41 +0000

In the category of, “really?”, the assistant attorney general (Carlos Guaia) of Argentina resigned yesterday in protest because his boss, the attorney general, and the governor/mayor of Buenos Aires are waiting for a Supreme Court decision on this issue rather than going full ahead and banning gay marriage on their own – something neither of them have the authority to do, but apparently he’s having an arch-conservative hissy fit. Hey, one less naysayer in power.

By: Ken Sternberg

Ken Sternberg — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:28:45 +0000

Excellent coverage of the event and thought provoking writing about your views. I like your idea of marriage and rights-bearing civil unions being separate. There are still too many situations where only legally married people can be involved in their partner’s affairs, so that separation doesn’t seem like it will happen tomorrow. As the line goes in Camelot about love and marriage: “Don’t scramble the two together.”

By: msmarmitelover

msmarmitelover — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:07:30 +0000

Many of my gay friends who are of the anarchist persuasion don’t believe in marriage full stop and don’t see why gay people want to imitate hetero institutions.
Other gay friends need to get married, get that legal recognition for say, visa reasons.
Personally I never believed in marriage until I had a kid, got left, didn’t get maintenance ect ect…I suddenly understood why it would be in my interests and those of my child to have been married…
Great piece, thanks for this reportage.