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Public support for non-monogamy and polyamory has risen considerably in recent years. Many advocates argue that normalizing non-monogamy is a progressive reform in line with women's equality and same-sex marriage. But this view is seriously misguided, as I argue in this new talk. Normative monogamy played a critical and... show more
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![🚨Brandi Kruse denies opposing gay marriage in confrontation with protester Brandi Kruse told a group of protesters at the Snohomish County Republican Party that she has never opposed gay marriage and accused her critics of spreading lies to frighten people. She remained steadfast of her support for initiative IL26-638, declaring that men are not women and should not compete in women’s sports. “I don’t oppose gay marriage. I’ve never opposed gay marriage,” Kruse said during Saturday's exchange in the City of Snohomish. “If you took me, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton and put us in a room, only one of us in that room will have [n]ever opposed gay marriage. I have no interest in changing the laws on gay marriage.” Kruse added that the false claim that she opposes same-sex marriage was first made by "No Hate Washington state" the very group of which the signs by the protesters read. “You guys need to stop spreading lies and stop supporting organizations that lie to make people scared,” she said. “That’s all they do. They lie to make people scared. It’s wrong. … If you believe in what you’re saying, use the truth. Just debate based on the truth, and we won’t have any issues.” Both President Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton publicly opposed same-sex marriage for years before reversing course. Obama said during his 2004 Senate race and 2008 presidential campaign that marriage is “between a man and a woman.” He announced his support for gay marriage in May 2012, saying his views had evolved. Clinton supported the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act as first lady and described marriage in 2004 as “a sacred bond between a man and a woman.” She publicly backed same-sex marriage in a March 2013 video. President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law on Sept. 21, 1996. Between 2013 and 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, stating that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. Many (but not majority) gay and lesbian activists and intellectuals opposed same-sex marriage in the 1970s through the early 2000s, viewing it as a conservative, assimilationist "heteronormative" goal that clashed with the broader aims of gay liberation. Also, more many members of the gay community, marriage was seen as a middle-class, white, privileged issue during an AIDS crisis many LGBT people argued were of higher priority. Other parts of gay culture valued sexual openness and non-traditional relationships arguing that legal marriage would pressure conformity to monogamy and nuclear-family heteronormative ideals, marginalizing polyamorous, non-monogamous, or other consenting queer arrangements. However, opponents made a compelling argument tying the need for marriage equality to health insurance benefits, inheritance benefits, and tax benefits. Also, during the AIDS crisis, many LGBT partners were refused to be alongside their partners in hospitals--a privilege of being married.](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2055890267715293318/amplify_video_thumb/2055884903632486400/img/-tIGLAFQ1b910KDg.jpg)
