Excerpt from 'Allison Raskin's I Do (I Think): Conversations About Marriage': Marriage functions as a privilege in the U.S., not a basic right
It is impossible to ignore the classist, ableist and patriarchal forces at play when it comes to who can get married easily and what those marriages end up looking like.
The relatively recent legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States is a fascinating turning point for the role marriage plays in modern society, as it managed to both change and further cement marriage’s place as a coveted institution. Activists fought for five decades to change laws, both on a state and federal level. And while though 50 years seems like a long time, in the course of human history, there are few social justice movements that were able to turn the tide of public opinion so quickly. According to Gallup, only 27 percent of Americans supported same sex marriage in 1996, but by the time the Supreme Court ruled in its favor in 2015, the national level of support was at 60 percent.
Now, one could theorize that the relatively quick change in acceptance toward marriage equality was born from a patriotic desire to right a wrong.
This elevation of marriage is a problem for multiple reasons, because not everyone has the same level of access to it—legally or financially. The fight for true marriage equality didn’t end with the federal legalization of same-sex marriage, and it is impossible to ignore the classist, ableist and patriarchal forces at play when it comes to who can get married easily and what those marriages end up looking like.
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