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The Fall of France: What gay marriage does to marriage - Brief Article
National Review, Nov 8, 1999 by David Frum
The gay-marriage argument is only the latest round in an argument over marriage and the family that began some 35 years ago. It pits defenders of marriage against those who condemn it as stultifying and oppressive. It pits the wishes of adults against the needs of children, the urgings of the self against the obligations of family.
As such, the argument is a much more evenly matched battle than a gay-straight fight would ever be. The battle has been lost in France and Scandinavia. It is well on the way to being lost in Britain and Canada. And it is very much in danger of being lost in the United States.
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