Yes, it looks as if the Canadians are not going to settle for a true attack on marriage by coming up with a lesser institution for gays and less serious straights. The country could well establish equal marriage rights soon. Meanwhile, an Anglican ceremony in Canada blessing a gay partnership of 21 years has created another rift in the Church of England. I’d think that any marriage that lasts 21 years these days is worth some sort of celebration. But not, for some, if it means celebrating gay men or lesbians committed to faithfulness and responsibility in their relationships.
SONTAG ETC: I feel a little bad for quoting one line from Susan Sontag’s commencement address. It was self-parodic, but the rest of her speech struck me as sane and fresh. I linked, but I still feel sheepish. I should also say that Jonathan Landman’s email turns out not to have been prompted by my post yesterday. He says it was a separate response to my email of last week, and since it came to my private email address (from which I sent the first query), he deserves the benefit of the doubt. I shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions.
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