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Same-Sex Marriage: Zero Tolerance
Citation
Richardson-Self, LV, Same-Sex Marriage: Zero Tolerance, Parrhesia: a journal of critical philosophy, 21 pp. 113-124. ISSN 1834-3287 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This article offers a feminist analysis of Rainer Forst’s position on same-sex marriage and tolerance. Moreover, it is an attempt to forge philosophical bridges between Forst and the work of Luce Irigaray. I am sympathetic to Forst’s argument that same-sex marriage is owed to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender men and women (LGBT) as a matter of right. However, I take issue with Forst’s characterisation of same-sex marriage as something to be tolerated by non-supporters. This is because tolerance does not require, let alone encourage, a perspectival change in the agent; and yet, there is no rational basis on which to oppose same-sex marriage. The maintenance of prejudicial attitudes is likely to contribute to the ongoing social discrimination that LGBT people face, even if legal equality is achieved for LGBT people.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Human Society |
| Research Group: | Gender studies |
| Research Field: | Feminist theory |
| Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
| Objective Group: | Ethics |
| Objective Field: | Social ethics |
| UTAS Author: | Richardson-Self, LV (Dr Louise Richardson-Self) |
| ID Code: | 102249 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
| Deposited On: | 2015-08-06 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-09-07 |
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