February 11, 2000
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The Trouble With Normal: Sex, Politics, and the Ethics of Queer Life by Michael Warner (The Free Press)
The gay-rights movement in the United States has become respectable, writes Mr. Warner, and that's a problem. The clearest sign of the problem, according to the English professor at Rutgers University, is activists' recent emphasis on gay marriage. Whether straight or gay, "marriage sanctifies some couples at the expense of others," he says.
Q. Why wasn't marriage central to
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