I guess you were, Chris; I wanted it to be absolutely clear. Maybe it
already was but I am glad i posted because it has brought or helped to
bring some interesting posts, particularly Jill's latest
I agree with what you say here
best
L
On Sat, May 12, 2012 11:39, Chris Jones wrote:
> On 11/05/12 20:43, Lawrence Upton wrote:
>
>> but you don't want to stop people marrying, do you?
>>
>
> I was careful to qualify it as for myself. It does not then follow that
> I am opposed to other people getting married. I have had this discussion
> before and have been to a wedding of two women, although this was
> effectively illegal.
>
> What is perhaps more interesting is gay marriage challenges the
> institution of marriage as the exchange of women which is one of the
> founding structures of homophobia (See, Epistemology of the closet.) And
> this is why it creates such controversy, since the conservative argument
> wishes to maintain marriage as the exchange of women.
>
> Of course, civil unions for gays and lesbians should be given the same
> legal status as heterosexual couples, married or just shacking up
> together.
>
>
>>
>> On Fri, May 11, 2012 12:41, Chris Jones wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/05/12 17:25, Andrew Burke wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I cannot understand why people want to expand the incidence of
>>>> marriage.
>>> I suspect this is the real reason our PM does not support gay
>>> marriage???
>>>
>>>
>>> for my own self, I am opposed to marriage... gay or straight...
>>>
>>> but then perhaps I am an old fashion gay liberation type... gays
>>> against the nuclear family
>>>
>>
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>> Lawrence Upton
>> Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
>> Goldsmiths, University of London
>> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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Lawrence Upton
Visiting Fellow, Music Dept,
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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