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Same-sex marriage is the hottest topic on the shelves.
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which ones are worthy of wedlock
and which ones should be left at the altar.
Gay Marriage: Why It Is
Good for Gays, Good for
Straights and
Good for America
marriage, using their morally superior stance
as an excuse to remain apathetic? Would
you welcome a way to quickly and thor
oughly get yourself caught up
on the myriad, nitty-gritty
facts and statistics of the
by Jonathan Ranch , Times
unconstitutional discrimina
Books, 2004; $22 hardcover
tion built into the current
denial of civil marriage to
The dust jacket of Gay
same-sex couples in the Unit
Marriage: Why It Is Good for
ed States?
Gays, Good for Straights and
Davina Kotulski’s succinct
Good for America contains
polemic, Why You Should Give
Why ft Is Good for Gays ,
enthusiastic hlurhs from both
a Damn About Gay Marriage
Good for Straights, and
George F. Will and U.S. Rep.
simply and handily offers the
Barney Frank, D-Mass. One
informational resource you
Good for America
could he excused for rubbing
require to stay on top of the
one’s eyes in disbelief.
issue. She enumerates and
JO N A T H A N RAUCH gives
But Jonathan Rauch’s
examples of the more
hook does locate itself at that
than 1,000 legal rights (and
awkward place where neo-
the many responsibilities)
conservatism meets queer issues. He
same-sex couples are being cheated of; she
optimistically hut naively envisions a
also describes frightening legal scenarios and
“traditional” world where the right to mar
soundly refutes the insular queer argument
riage means gays (and straights) being
against marriage. Kotulski’s main objective
expected by society to live their lives in the
is to outrage and politically galvanize those
picket-fence Norman Rockwell mold. The
who already feel positively about granting
pro-same-sex-marriage points presented by
same-sex unions their deserved legal status,
Rauch are based largely on the dubious con
hut her hook is so concisely written, well-
servative claim that “traditional” marriage is,
reasoned and relevant that it coukl even
along with democracy and capitalism, a
provide food for thought to that apolitical
bedrock institution of Western civilization
or quasi-homophobic friend/family
and innately superior to any other relationship
member/co-worker in your life.
arrangement (such as
—CM
polyamory or un
married cohabitation).
Rauch’s stance will
Why Marriage?
leave more progres
The History Shaping
sive-minded readers
rolling their eyes. On
Today’s Debate Over
the other hand, his
Gay Equality
conservative-aimed
by George Chauncey; Basic Books,
apologetics offer Log
2004; $22 hardcover
Cabin types some good
arguments to brandish
at their anti-gay GOP
One slight problem I’ve had
brethren.
with the entire same-sex marriage
But despite any
debate is that none of the sides are
exceptions a reader
bringing anything original to the
might take to Rauch’s
table. The pro people are all about
anachronistic, moralis
love and equality, while the cons
tic sensibility and beliefs, Gay Marriage con
are still crying child molestation and
tains enough thoughtfulness and conviction
damnation.
to merit attention. His point of view is
This could he why I found George
articulated well enough to at least he worth
Chauncey’s new book about the history of
arguing with.
the debate so interesting. He goes hack and
—Christopher McQuain kxiks at the actual historical events that have
influenced the debate today.
He also operates from the cor
rect
understanding of modern
Why You Should
sexuality, meaning that he
Give a Damn
only goes hack to about 1890
for his discussion of queer
About Gay
identity.
Marriage
The book is considerably
by Davina KotuLski; Advocate
shorter than his epic about
Books, 2004; $12.95 softcover
turn-of-the-century gay male
life in New York (the aptly
Do you have radical queer
named Gay Ne w York, which
friends who believe that
is another good read). In this
nobody, let alone queers,
case, the length of the kx>k
IMtVA SfTMSSl PV&
should participate in any
turns out to he one of its
institution so inherently
assets.
heterosexist and patriarchal as
Chauncey spends a limited
ama
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