Social revolution in the wrong direction

[elfs]

"If we give gays the right to marry, what's next, polygamy?" A common refrain here in the U.S. from those who are opposed to both. Interestingly, the United Nations was recently asked by several member countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands to extend employment benefits to same-sex partners recognized by those countries.

Naturally, this has prompted an explosion. Both Islamic and Vatican-inspired states have objected strenuously. But you'll never hear the polygamy refrain coming from these people.

The U.N. already recognizes polygamy.

[EDIT: It's the Washington Post, not the New York Times.]

Comments

[funos.livejournal.com]

The argument makes sense, but what about the effect of polyandry?
Even if the woman is not rich to begin with, having a household
with two working husbands (assuming an extension of the usual idea)
is bound to make it at least financially comfortable.

[ysabel.livejournal.com]

Certainly my situation (my husband and I have full-time day jobs, my wife is starting her own business which will probably allow her to stay home with kids if she so chooses) means that we have both more money than most couples and we have more overall time available for child-rearing.

I'm not sure what else state-recognized marriages can sanely purport to be encouraging.