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Something old, something new.

Publication: Arena Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUN-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Something old, something new.(same sex marriage)

Article Excerpt
A friend of mine recently recounted a story about some friends of hers, a lesbian couple, who had had a falling out with some friends of theirs, a gay male couple. The two couples had fought because the men were planning to marry. If the ACT Government was successful in passing their bill allowing civil unions between same-sex couples, the two men were planning a weekend trip to Canberra. Their lesbian friends were horrified; they couldn't understand why two gay men would willingly submit themselves to the traditionally heterosexual and patriarchal institution that is marriage.

My first reaction to this story was: 'Is this really something to lose friends over?' Surely marriage is simply about individual choice. If these two men want to be married then their friends should be supportive. Isn't the issue of allowing gay marriage simply one about freedom of choice and equality?

But of course it is not that simple. The fact that there is such vocal critique of gay marriage within the gay community itself is indicative of the fact that the issue isn't just a case of 'for or against'.

The political struggle around gay marriage...

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