Tag: Marriage

The Feminist

Sometimes I Say I’m Married, Sometimes I Pretend I’m Not

This summer, I went on two very different reporting trips. One was to Austin, Texas, where I mostly hung out with conservative, Christian, stay-at-home PTA moms. Seemingly the only thing I, a 30-year-old lefty feminist from New York City, had in common with these women was the fact that we were married. One casual mention of my husband and they “got” me. In their eyes, … Continue reading Sometimes I Say I’m Married, Sometimes I Pretend I’m Not

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The Feminist

Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary – Laura Flanders

It’s inevitable. I’m thinking about marriage. Not only because of what’s been happening down in Washington, where the Supreme Court’s been hearing arguments on two marriage related cases. I’m thinking about marriage from up closer. A month ago, a couple close to my partner and me, asked us to serve as witnesses to their marriage down at City Hall in Manhattan. The news came as … Continue reading Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary – Laura Flanders

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