family - same-sex marriage

Nation of Bastards

Richard Bastien | 15 August 2008 | comment 22

The drive for the legalisation of same sex marriage is destroying the traditional concept of marriage, says a Canadian academic.

Family ‘diversity’ unpacked

Dale O'Leary | 09 July 2008 | comment 22

To pretend that all families are equal denies the truth of the child’s experience.

Legalising polygamy for Muslims

Bill Muehlenberg | 30 June 2008 | comment 24

Polygamy is a consensual arrangement among adults, says an Australian Muslim leader, so what can the West have against it?

Reasons without virtue

Robert Reilly | 28 June 2008 | comment 12

A claim that gay marriage requires only modest changes to family laws has a Swiftian air, minus the satire.

The new, improved, disposable father

Jennifer Roback Morse | 26 June 2008 | comment 26

Britain and Canada are well ahead in the race to make fatherhood completely redundant.

Uncivil conduct

Nwachukwu Egbunike | 15 June 2008 | comment 50

Refusing to officiate at the celebration of gay civil partnerships may cost a British woman her job. 

Beyond same sex marriage

Jennifer Roback Morse | 20 May 2008 | comment 60

Civil unions, same sex marriage, then what? The final stop on this train ride is the complete de-gendering of society.

California court may not have the last word on marriage

Maggie Gallagher | 16 May 2008 | comment 74

America’s most influential state court has given the thumbs-up to same-sex marriage.

A tale of two sisters

Joanna Bogle | 02 May 2008 | comment 17

In the mad world of 21st century relationships the home of two sisters incurs a tax while that of ‘civil partners’ is exempt.

Science, myths and same-sex parenting

Dale O'Leary | 02 October 2007 | comment 19

Research shows that children do best when raised by a mother and father. But what about those studies that show they do just as well with two mommies or daddies?

Where political incorrectness reigns

Martyn Drakard | 14 September 2007 | comment 15

The Ugandan government is defying the West with its intransigence over gay rights.

Marriage deserves more because it gives more

Chris Meney | 31 August 2007 | comment 15

The continued provision of preferential support for parents and children over other types of unions is vital for society.

Canada ponders polygamy

Margaret Somerville | 20 August 2007 | comment 35

Now that same-sex marriage has been legalised, it seems inconsistent to prosecute Canada's polygamists.

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