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I'll Take 'Marriage Equality' for $800, Alex

I'll Take 'Marriage Equality' for $800, Alex

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A clue about civil unions versus marriage on a Jeopardy! episode this week appears to indicate support for the latter.

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Jeopardy!, often called the thinking person's game show, might now be dubbed the pro-marriage equality game show as well.

On Wednesday's episode, under the category "Civil," the answer-and-question show unveiled the answer "Some opponents of same-sex marriage say, 'hey gay folks, how about these? Wouldn't these be good enough?'" The correct question was "What are civil unions?"

The clue won praise from Slate associate editor J. Bryan Lowder, who works on the online magazine's LGBT section. "The clue writers' flippant tone in the rhetoric attributed to gay marriage opponents is clear evidence of how they -- like most gay people -- feel about civil unions as an alternative to full marriage equality: They are a weak attempt at placation that suggests second-class citizenship, if not a kind of segregation."

While the show is not known for taking political stands, Lowder predicted there will be no uproar over the clue. "With marriage equality poised to become the law of the land this year," he concluded, "Jeopardy! is wagering on the right side of history."

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.