"Have License, Will Marry"

"Have License, Will Marry" – The Incredible Shifting Ground Under Marriage

June 24th, 2008 by Judy Parejko 

"This is an extraordinary moment in history," Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco told a cheering, standing-room-only crowd at City Hall. "I think today, marriage as an institution has been strengthened."

These were the words that rang out from the news coverage but, what does he mean "marriage as an institution has been strengthened"? Is it because a greater number of couples can now be married?

As couples lined up to purchase marriage licenses in California, did anyone bother to ask what this is really all about? The state handing out "permits" to marry is one issue, but the other is: What is marriage anyway?

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