"And marriage, as I have argued, has not been one unchanging institution over time. Features of marriage that once seemed essential and indispensable proved otherwise. The ending of coverture, the elimination of racial barriers to choice of partner, the expansion of grounds for divorce—though fiercely resisted by many when first introduced—have strengthened marriage rather than undermining it. The adaptability of marriage has preserved it."
--Nancy F. Cott in an excellent piece in The Boston Review regarding the history of marriage. She fully exposes the fallacious argument that "traditional marriage" is threatened by gays. Read it all here.
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