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Staff editorial: Freedom to Marry Event Should be Applauded
4/2/07
Queers and Allies celebrated Freedom to Marry Day Thursday, which allowed two people of either gender to participate in a mock marriage ceremony. Later in the day, Bon Appetit provided food and cake for a mock wedding reception.
The event provided a way for students to bring attention to the issue, which usually only receives press during presidential election years. Hopefully the wide cross-section of students not only at AU's event but at similar events at colleges and high schools across the country will show 2008 presidential contenders that this is an important issue to young people.
Colleges have been a breeding ground for national social movements in the past, and gay marriage could be the next cause.
The event provided a way for students to bring attention to the issue, which usually only receives press during presidential election years. Hopefully the wide cross-section of students not only at AU's event but at similar events at colleges and high schools across the country will show 2008 presidential contenders that this is an important issue to young people.
Colleges have been a breeding ground for national social movements in the past, and gay marriage could be the next cause.
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