Friday, August 23, 2013

Two people who are spouses

Lots of stuff already packed and I don't leave until 2:15 tomorrow afternoon, so…

New Mexico is looking better. A second county will be issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This time it is Santa Fe County and it is by order of a district court. It's that equal rights thing.



The venerable Oxford English Dictionary has expanded the definition of marriage. It now reads:
"The relationship between two people who are husband and wife, or a similar relationship between people of the same sex."
Is it timely because same-sex marriage will begin in England next year? Or is it behind the times because the Netherlands started marrying same-sex couples a dozen years ago? And why are we defined in terms of a straight relationship? Why not use the neutral "The relationship between two people who are spouses."?

At least they made the change.

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