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Article: Like homophobes, some homosexuals regard monogamy, official partnership s and marriage as an unnatural state for gay men
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 11, 1997
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I occasionally wonder who is most uneasy about marriage and
monogamous gay men - some homophobes or certain homosexuals? Both
are curiously fearful, though I comprehend the homophobes'
discomfort better (years of practice).
Monogamy, theoretically at least, would make us more like them:
cherished stereotypes of decadence and debauchery would crumble,
and where might it end? Because after acknowledging monogamy,
they'd have to deal with those gay men who perhaps want marriage.
That would seem to be the general direction, the goal of a white
wedding being, if nothing else, a focused way of achieving many of
the civil rights we keep marching for. Trivia such as a pension for
your partner when ...