A follow up to my post about Argentina’s approval of same-sex marriage:
Argentina now joins Canada, South Africa, a handful of nations in western Europe, several states of the United States and the District of Columbia in recognizing that the full rights and privileges of marriage ought to apply to all people, regardless of sexual orientation.
Sadly, the United States, which has traditionally been at the vanguard of human rights developments, finds itself falling behind in one of the great trends of human history. There are any number of reasons for this: our deeply ingrained religious mores, the generally right-of-center views of our body politic, and a reluctance on the part of timid politicians to unnecessarily energize a dwindling but dedicated group of voters bent on retaliation at the polls.
Prejudice against homosexuals will die away in time; already, younger generations of Americans regard with bemusement their elders' unease concerning the topics of gay marriage and adoption, as they do with matters of race.
Someday, the issue will seem quaint here in America, as it already does in other countries where gay marriage has been seen not to result in a cataclysmic devaluation of the institution of matrimony.
Until then, those who cherish human rights and the concept of equal protection under the law will be heartened in their struggle as they look to advances in countries like Argentina for inspiration.
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