[PGR88]

Gay marriage is a fraud. in 7000 years of human civilization, it has never existed as a long-term, stand-alone surviving cultural institution - and never will. When such arrangements were openly accepted, it was among the narrow elite of corrupt, statist, bureaucratic empires - Rome and Ming China come to mind.

[Ken H]

Gay marriage is a fraud. in 7000 years of human civilization, it has never existed as a long-term, stand-alone surviving cultural institution - and never will.

Agree. Some things are so primal, even the coercive power of a too-powerful central government will not overcome for long.

[webstersII]

I think that’s only partly true. It was pretty well institutionalized in ancient Greek society. At least that’s what the college history professor said.

Any freeper history experts care to put their two cents in on this?