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Issue 1016, October 7, 2008
Why Do "I
Do"?
Poet and
memoirist Mark Doty didn’t want to marry his partner.
Sure, they were in love and there were benefits to be
had, but Doty was afraid that legal recognition might
change his relationship. Then he realized that
it’s the other way around: that his union, and others
like it, will likely change the institution of
marriage -- forever.
By Mark Doty
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