From a Global View, Marriage 'American Style' Is Not the Only Way to Go
Commentary, Peter S. Cahn,
Pacific News Service, Mar 11, 2004
Editor's Note: Amid all the emotional debate on the gay marriage issue, some academics are objecting to definitions of the "human institution" that appear to stray from the facts they spend a lifetime collecting. No matter where you stand on same-sex marriage, the writer says, be aware that marriage American-style is just one global variety among many.