gay marriage
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i agree with you wholeheartedly on that one, spaniard. i think that spain is doing its level best to erase the legacy of franco and legalising and destigmatising homosexual relationships is a very almodovarian move and should be applauded.
in the states, however, the gay marriage debate is taking place on a vaudeville stage where marriage has come to mean very little and is now returning full circle to its ancient origins: an economic decision rather than a social ritual. not that one is more valid than the other, anyway.
it just seems to me that if i were queer and wanted to explore questions of gender, identity and individual liberties, it would be more important to me to prove the point that marriage is an empty machine with roots in the oldest sexism meme possible.
qua: rather than legalise gay marriage, i'd want to see all marriage banned. but that's just today. i'm not always so reactionary. :)
bottom line: felicidades!