[Marxism] Fw: [leftqueer] My article on Marriage and Immigration

["Louis R Godena" <louisgodena@xxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Yasmin Nair 
To: leftqueer 
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 6:22 PM
Subject: [leftqueer] My article on Marriage and Immigration


Dear all,

I thought you might be interested in this piece, especially in light of recent  
discussions in the media and on this list. I hope you'll read it and I look 
forward to any comments and further discussion. Please feel free to forward 
widely.

Yours,

Yasmin 

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=10879

Marriage and Immigration
Yasmin Nair

    OINK: One Income, No Kids. That's how I describe myself. I'm part of a 
growing number of single people that's nearly 40 percent of the population. 
Marriage rates are down to less than 50 percent, and over half of all marriages 
end in divorce. A recent Sun-Times report indicates that more women refuse 
marriage even if they have children. Instead, they live within large and 
complex networks that include friends, family and supporters. 
    That used to be the queer model of "family." But if you believe the news, 
marriage is the all-consuming topic of concern for queers. And not just any 
marriage-gay marriage, as defined by the public figures who talk of its many 
advantages, is more retrograde than straight marriages have been for decades. 
In a desperate bid to affirm that they are not just like but better than 
straight couples, proponents of gay marriage ( PGMs ) evoke a model of marriage 
that reproduces gender and labor disparity. The New York Times reported last 
year that larger numbers of gay men choose to live as dependents on their 
spouses and stay home to take care of their children.
    Gay marriage will be legal in the next 10 years-not because it's a 
progressive idea but because it's a truly conservative cause in cultural and 
economic terms....(continued)

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=10879





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