Sarah Harvey Performing Commitment

This is a very interesting article, and something that hits close to home for me. I have a gay uncle who has a life partner and has endured the injustice that a homosexual couple must face when it comes to marriage laws. The idea that they cannot be on one another's insurance, inheritance, and other legal benefits is shameful, for example, when my Uncle Dana's life partner, Joe, was rushed to the ER for an emergency surgery, my uncle was not allowed to visit him afterwards because he was not immediate family or spouse. He had to wait in a panic, at home, while Joe was up at the hospital until certain hours of visitation.

While I can rant and rave about the injustice my two Uncles face. It is clear to me after reading this article, that I myself do not think of a family in this way naturally, even with it being a part of my family. When I envision a family I think of the traditional mom and dad, which, in my opinion, has been beaten into my generation from the get go. It is interesting to read about the differences, and how there are power struggles for bread winner not only in a heterosexual couple, but also, and even more so in a homosexual couple. This article expanded the way I have thought about relationships and marriage, and has enabled me to give it a bit more thought from now on, and hope that society will continue to fight for the rights of all individuals.