g  a  y
M A R R I A G E ?

..... Equality, Dignity,	.....   ... & Champagne!

YES?   OR NO?   OR GO BEYOND:

g e t  f r e e

W H A T ?

The final frontier of human rights?
A question of Equality? Dignity? Choice?
A litmus test of liberal goodwill?

DON'T BET YOUR LIFE ON IT

Gay marriage?
Wrong question

T H E   D E T A I L S

A SPACE FOR INFORMATION, CONVERSATION, FREE TALK, FRESH THOUGHT
& IDEAS FOR ACTION TO GET BEYOND
THE TEDIOUS ISSUE
TO THE REAL ISSUES AFFECTING OUR LIVES
ONGOING (& IRREVERENT) INTERACTIVE AGIT-PROP

Q U I C K   P R E V I E W

Blinded  by the rite
Sacred cause? Or savvy con-job?
A brief overview of key points, with links to a few "Quck Leads."

C O N T E N T S

Ideas  in play
What's here, ever growing, listed in logical order.
(Not that we have to get linear about it.) Some links
lead to pieces grouped by theme.

C O N T E X T S

( A   F E W   G O O D I E S )

G E T T I N G   I T   W R O N G

Spouse  touting
From "same-sex-benefit" battles to the "gay marriage" slog,
we've asked stupid questions (& got stupid answers)
-- losing sight of the right one:

What role do we want the state to play in our intimate relationships?

G E T T I N G   I T   R I G H T

Beyond  conjugality
The Law Commission of Canada asks the right question
& comes up with better answers, respecting a varied range of intimate connections.
That's way beyond the media frame of "Gay Marriage Yes or No"
(which is why you likely never got to hear about it).
A brief look, with a link to further details.

B E Y O N D   S M A R M "I abhor cheap sentiment"

Platitude:  attitude
Equality? Dignity? Choice? Don't bet on it. Put Bette on it!
And your Bullshit Detector. A look behind the mask of sanctimony:
"Equality" as mere sameness; "Dignity" as My Dignity! -- fuck yours;
& "Choice" limited to Marital Status or No Status. Or no choice at all:
Mandatory Matrimony in common-law.

A C C E P T A N C E ? "You LIKE me!!"

Myth  popularity
What do erstwhile gay radicals gone mainstream
have in common with Sally Field? Like us! Love us! Dump us?... "Acceptance":
Rights played as a numbers game. (You bet your life!)

M E D I A   F R A M E - U P

"Fucking confused "
Gay marriage: Yes? No? Maybe?
Toronto's Xtra! can't get beyond dither.
A look at its working solitudes, with an extensive record
of its editorial disconnentions, 1999-2002.

V O I C E S Jane Rule: An "old lion" roars against "breaking into the cage of coupledom"

Passionate  sense
Thoughts, going way back, on the wisdom
(or folly) of gay wedding bells.

C U L T U R E   W A R S

Rebels  with a cause
And a cause without rebels
Lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, whatever....
Who are we? Is there a "we"? Does it matter?
Reflections on the world we want.
And the worlds we make.

G E T   T A L K I N G

G E T   F R E E

What you  can do
Ways to hear, & ways to get heard.
Contact information & events as I uncover them,
updated regularly.

G O   B E Y O N D

You can go anywhere
on this site using any link on this page.
To begin at the Introduction click on
"Go Beyond" just above.

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Last revised: May 5, 2003 / Postscript added: September 9, 2003