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I am trying to imagine Mo's reaction to this. And failing.
I got this from the Slog. Also from the Slog is this pair of terrific AIDS Prevention Ads from France, which are (ahem) not work-safe. At least not in America. But they are cute and fun and whimsical. :)
Marriage makes you, on average, healthier, happier and wealthier. If you are a couple raising kids, marrying is likely to make them healthier, happier and wealthier, too. Marriage is our first and best line of defense against financial, medical and emotional meltdown. It provides domesticity and a safe harbor for sex. It stabilizes communities by formalizing responsibilities and creating kin networks. And its absence can be calamitous, whether in inner cities or gay ghettos.
In 2008, denying gay Americans the opportunity to marry is not only inhumane, it is unsustainable. History has turned a corner: Gay couples—including gay parents—live openly and for the most part comfortably in mainstream life. This will not change, ever. [...] Conservatives often say same-sex marriage should be prohibited because it does not exemplify the ideal form of family. They should consider how much less ideal an example gay couples will set by building families and raising children out of wedlock.
[...T] best way to encourage marriage is to encourage marriage, which is what society does by bringing gay couples inside the tent. A good way to discourage marriage, on the other hand, is to tarnish it as discriminatory in the minds of millions of young Americans. Conservatives who object to redefining marriage risk redefining it themselves, as a civil-rights violation. — Jonathan Rauch
I got this from the Slog. Also from the Slog is this pair of terrific AIDS Prevention Ads from France, which are (ahem) not work-safe. At least not in America. But they are cute and fun and whimsical. :)
