asking that things change back to the
way they were traditionally handled (you
know, traditional values), which puts
them back at the altar and leaves the het-
erosexual couples standing out in the
cold on the church stoop.

No wonder the hets are-steaming mad
about this. Then again, with the divorce
rate ever on the rise and domestic vi-
olence growing at an alarming rate,
maybe it is time that we re—examined
this faltering notion of heterosexual
marriages. By and large, they just don’t
seem to work.

Maybe this notion of domestic partner-
ships will also cure the age—old problem
of promiscuity in the gay community.
(We all know how promiscuous those
queers can be...) Imagine the domestic
partnership as a closet built for two; if
two gays guys or queer girls want to set
up house together, then let them. It’ll
keep them off the streets, and it just
might curb their desires to go out and re-
cruit God—fearing children from the play-
ground. Yes, domestic partnerships
could have all kinds of positive benefits
for society.

All strangeness aside, the issue of do-
mestic partnerships boils down to one of
choice. It gives individuals the freedom
to love and live with whomever they
want, and to have that emotional attach-
ment acknowledged and respected by
society. It’s a positive role model for
our violent times, one which favors car-
ing and commitment over hatred and
selfishness. The fact that it would in-
deed move us a step closer toward “lib-
erty and justice for all” serves as valida-
tion enough to have such options made
legal and binding.

Then again, are we ready for an updated
Leave it to Beaver series in which Mrs.
Cleaver asks Wally “So what about that
Eddie Haskell? He seems like a nice
boy...” Well, if the early spring plot de-
velopments of “For Better or Worse” on
the comics pages is any indication, may-
be we are. V

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