Ah. If it's gay pride month, then it's time for the The Village Voice's Annual Queer Issue, this year on the theme of "The Age of Do-It-Yourself Identity." (Rugby as an aspect of physical identity. Huh. Who knew?)
Mind, I do think the conclusion in the article about marriage is slightly off. Marriage is what you make of it, yes, but surely it makes something of you, else why bother? Why would so many straight couples do perfectly well living together, but self-destruct once they decide to go for marriage? Or, looked at another way, how could the institution itself not change you simply by its presence in your life? It must make some sort of difference in and of itself, else gays wouldn't want it so fiercely as a mark of equality and straights wouldn't be defending it so vociferously to maintain the lack of same.
Posted by iain at June 23, 2004 04:22 PM
