http://www.lifeloveandliberty.com/2006/03/04/why-lifeloveand-liberty/ Philosophical Anarchism, Free Market Economics, and Cultural Bohemianism Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:34:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.lifeloveandliberty.com/2006/03/04/why-lifeloveand-liberty/#comment-120 Life, Love, and Liberty » Blog Archive » Further Thoughts on Marriage-Cultural Feelings Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:52:19 +0000 http://www.lifeloveandliberty.com/?p=5#comment-120 [...] I wrote in an earlier post that liberty was a cultural phenomenon so it’s time to look at gay marriage from that vantage point. The majority view of what constitutes genuine family/marriage has a reciporal effect on the legal dimension. It doesn’t do enough to destatize the institution without a philosophical transformation on the nature of family/marriage. This means the promotion of an expansive conception of marriage that fully incorporates gay couples. Why is this important? Because a society ruled by less inclusive ideas wouldn’t be as pleasant for gays/lesbians to live in.They could face the prospect of being denied eligibility for family related privileges by numerous organizations. A good example would be hospitals denying gay/lesbian individuals familial visits to their sick partners. [...] [...] I wrote in an earlier post that liberty was a cultural phenomenon so it’s time to look at gay marriage from that vantage point. The majority view of what constitutes genuine family/marriage has a reciporal effect on the legal dimension. It doesn’t do enough to destatize the institution without a philosophical transformation on the nature of family/marriage. This means the promotion of an expansive conception of marriage that fully incorporates gay couples. Why is this important? Because a society ruled by less inclusive ideas wouldn’t be as pleasant for gays/lesbians to live in.They could face the prospect of being denied eligibility for family related privileges by numerous organizations. A good example would be hospitals denying gay/lesbian individuals familial visits to their sick partners. [...]

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