Traditional meaning of family out of date

In this letter, Mr. Yaqzan said that it would be a "prostitution" of language to call two homosexuals living together "marriage." He also said that they couldn't possibly constitute a "family" since they could not have children. Who are we to say that their relatio...

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Published inDaily gleaner (Fredericton)
Main Author Wong, K Wing
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fredericton, N.B Postmedia Network Inc 25.03.2000
Subjects
Gays & lesbians
Marriage
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Summary:In this letter, Mr. Yaqzan said that it would be a "prostitution" of language to call two homosexuals living together "marriage." He also said that they couldn't possibly constitute a "family" since they could not have children. Who are we to say that their relationship is any less "worthy" of the terms "marriage" and "family?"
ISSN:0821-6983