Merriam-Webster Redefines Marriage
Posted by: Simcha Whitehill
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11:15AM, Thursday March 19th 2009
The dictionary has decided to be more inclusive than the US government. The definitive Merriam-Webster tome has redefined marriage as:
“(1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage [same-sex marriage].”
Now that’s a change we can believe in! So, Ellen and Portia, even through Prop 8 passed, your love still has its way with words! [365Gay]
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Twig
wrote on March 19 2009 @ 02:34 pm: [report]
hooray!
EarthGoddess
wrote on March 19 2009 @ 08:01 pm: [report]
That’s fantastic!
saysay
wrote on March 19 2009 @ 08:37 pm: [report]
I can’t wait to show this to my very conservative father… he’s probably going to throw his dictionary away. Yay equality!
sunrise
wrote on March 19 2009 @ 10:10 pm: [report]
AWESOME! I just went to a hearing at my state’s statehouse last night, on whether we should legalize gay marriage… and there was this one guy who testified who said something like, “the definition of marriage is between ONE MAN and ONE WOMAN, so says such and such dictionary, page 582, line 16! SO you can’t change it! Blah, blah blah.” This is just great big “In your FACE!” to him. :D