Comment & Debate
Tod Lindberg. “The case against gay marriage.” Washington Times Op-ed. 2003: “Will the union of Mr. X and Mr. Y in particular, who want only to be married, be any worse for the ‘institution of marriage’ than any number of existing unions that fall far short of the social ideal, or for that matter fail altogether? This is an impossible contention. And if not, again, on what basis do you deny Mr. X and Mr. Y their claim to equal treatment? If the social institution of marriage must be defended, why does its defense begin with them, with the denial of their equal dignity, when they want only to abide by the norms of the institution and when so many other, bigger things have long been contributing to the undermining of those norms?”