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Polygamy: The Next Marriage Battle?

April 18th, 201310:57 AM ET

By Evan Lenow

While the battle over same-sex marriage still rages, it is hard to imagine what the next battle might be. However, astute observers of the marriage debate have already seen the newest challenge to the definition of marriage—polygamy. In an article this week on Slate, Jillian Keenan proposes that the legalization of polygamous marriage is a d...
“I Was Born This Way”: Soul Mates, Gay Genes, and Plato

April 08th, 201301:41 PM ET

By Evan Lenow

It has been said that all of philosophy is a series of footnotes to Plato. Could we say the same about the homosexuality and same-sex marriage debate? You may ask, “What in the world does Plato have to do with homosexuality?” The answer may surprise you. In his work Symposium, Plato explores an alternative explanation for the origin of mankind...
History, the Supreme Court, and Same-Sex Marriage

March 27th, 201304:05 PM ET

By Evan Lenow

For the last two days I have been telling my classes that we are living history in this moment. Most of us take little notice of the oral arguments being made before the Supreme Court of the United States. We recognize few of the names of cases, and even fewer names of those who have served as justices. However, Hollingsworth v. Perry and Unit...
The Associated Press and the Normalization of Same-Sex Marriage

February 25th, 201304:23 PM ET

By Evan Lenow

AP Style tip: New AP Stylebook entry on husband, wife: apne.ws/YJct7u — AP Stylebook (@APStylebook) February 21, 2013 Last week the Associated Press (AP) notified its constituents of a new entry in the AP Stylebook. This new entry addresses the appropriate use of the terms husband and wife. The text of the entry is: husband, wife Re...
Obama Supports Gay Marriage

May 10th, 201210:42 AM ET

By Evan Lenow

On the heels of the referendum vote in North Carolina on Tuesday, President Obama came out yesterday in support of gay marriage in an interview with ABC News. Despite the fact that many referendum votes on gay marriage have resulted in huge margins of victories for supporters of traditional marriage (the NC vote was 61%–39% in favor of the marria...
Defining Marriage in Politics

May 07th, 201209:53 PM ET

By Evan Lenow

Tomorrow is a big day for marriage in North Carolina. The statewide primary election includes a vote on a referendum seeking to place a constitutional amendment on the books defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. This would, in effect, place a ban on same-sex marriages in the state. Heavy hitters from both sides of the spectrum hav...