On July 2, 2005 the Spanish congress passed the same-sex marriage law.
It was one of the major points of Zapatero’s campaign. Once he was elected, the state machinery began to work on it. It was passed only a year after his election and it brought joy to many. Some were not happy.
But, actually, this law means the work that LGBT associations have been doing for many years. Even within the homosexual community there are some who think that same-sex marriage only try to make homosexual couples look like heterosexual couples. We could also talk about “heteronormativity” but this is a too big issue for us now.
Well, I have to talk about weddings. Gay weddings are, obviously, a little bit different. The most important thing is that two people love each other. It doesn’t matter which sexuality one has. In America, unfortunately, for the government and even for a lot of people, two men or two women living together are not more than roommates. This legal neglect is worse for international couples who don’t have, who don’t even dream of the rights that heterosexual couples have. But they have to fight and that make them stronger. No more hypocrisy. Religion, conventionalism, and human rights are not synonyms.
Sorry, I haven’t said anything about weddings. Perhaps in two years, if we may.
2 comments:
We would probably say "this law represents the work that LGBT associations have been doing for many years" since we can't use "mean" in that way. The issue of heteronomrativity is philosophically interesting, normativity having a place in many social trends. At least at the University, domestic partners get full benefits as a spouse, though there are still so many issues for which our laws need to be revised.
Many people think of the U.S. as an advanced society, but that is only true along some dimensions, such as technological advances, which have often lacked insight and caused more problems than solutions. We'll see what happens in the next few years. I keep hoping we can make some big changes.
Terrific, that' s exactly what I was seeking for! You just spared me alot of work
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