Sunday, March 21, 2004

Coming Soon: Marry your Horse, or both Twin Sisters?

Opponents of gay marriage often argue that if we allow two men to marry each other, or two women to marry each other, where can we draw the line? Can three consenting adults join in an unholy matrimony? Can a woman marry her turtle, or a bowl full of fish?

The answer may surprise you.The answer is, for now, no, in the United States, at any rate. India, however, has already seen it's first recorded girl-dog marriage, as well as a man marrying his own grandmother. Word on the street is that a family has arranged a marriage between their daughter, and a 400 year old eucalyptus tree of a neighboring clan.

Many opponents of "exclusive" (man-woman only) marriage believe that India is pioneering new forms of marriage that are bound to make their way to America.

Many experts in the field of odd marriages believe America will see its first inter-species marriage within the next twelve months, and legalized polygamy in Canada, Mexico, and Alaska even sooner. If you really love someone or something, who is the government to tell you whether you can or can't marry it?