{"id":51514,"date":"2015-06-19T10:41:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T16:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/19\/on-the-choosing-of-appropriate-terms-around-marriage-equality.html"},"modified":"2015-06-22T15:25:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T21:25:35","slug":"on-the-choosing-of-appropriate-terms-around-marriage-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/19\/on-the-choosing-of-appropriate-terms-around-marriage-equality.html","title":{"rendered":"On the choosing of appropriate terms around "marriage equality""},"content":{"rendered":"

It's not just a matter of so-called political correctness, but of conveying, accurately, what one means. As a cause,<\/i> I prefer the term "marriage equality," as that captures what is at the heart of the matter. When talking about the event,<\/i> however, or the how to refer to the married state, where the genders of the people is considered germane, I tend to go with "same-sex marriage" vs "gay marriage" (since the marriage is same-sex, not gay), though that makes it sound different from marriage<\/i> (which, the point is, it is not), so when it doesn't seem too awkward, I'll refer to "marriage between a same-sex couple" or "marriage of a gay couple."<\/p>\n

"Same-gender marriage" might work, too, but that starts getting into sensitivities and debate over gender meanings, so it probably clouds the issue.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, as noted, I think it will be (and should be) just "marriage". But since marriage between two people of the same sex is currently under separate discussion, choosing distinctive (but accurate) terminology is important.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nGay Marriage? Same-Sex Marriage? How Should We Talk About Marriage Equality?<\/a><\/span>
\nAs the Supreme Court prepares to hand down a decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, how should we refer to the matrimonial institution they are poised to accept or deny? The front-runner terms are “gay marriage” and “same-sex marriage,” often used interchangeably. The question has real stakes—in politics, every word counts….\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It's not just a matter of so-called political correctness, but of conveying, accurately, what one means. As a cause, I prefer the term "marriage equality," as that captures what is at the heart of the matter. 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