Traditional meaning of family out of date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
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Gays & lesbians
Marriage
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Abstract 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?"
AbstractList 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?"
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