Marriage Taboos
NathanNewman analogizes the case of a boy wanting to marry his grandmother to the plight of gay couples who are denied the right to wed:
Why not? If his point is that there are many benefits that family members might be able to assure by marrying each other-- such as shared medical benefits and such-- that's exactly why gay couples want to become family members to one another.
....The basic point is that family arrangements ARE complicated and our present laws are probably too focused on nuclear family relationships. If the gay marriage debate forces us to discuss the need for extending marriage-like benefits to a range of other family relationships, that is no doubt all to the good.
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