Re: closet conlanging

I'd like to thank everyone for their responses to my post. In the short
time I've subscribed to this list, I've been impressed with both the
intellectual felicity and probity of the contributors.

I'm delighted that some of you seem to have created worlds in which
differing sexual orientations are welcomed and cherished. I'd be
delighted to learn more about them if their creators would like to
contact me with further information (such as a URL). Jim, how can I find
out more about Drun?

<rant>
Lars and John, thank you for the information about domestic partnerships
in Sweden and NYC. I agree that DPs represent a step in the right
direction, but I don't think we should fool ourselves into thinking they
are just and equitable solution to the "marriage problem" for same-sex
couples. In Albany, where I live, for instance, the domestic partnership
registry is simply that--a registry. It does not confer any legal
benefits on the couple in question. Even in Denmark, where you say,
Lars, that DPs have the same legal consequences of marriage except for
the right to adopt children--well that's a pretty big exception. It's
hard for me not to feel that DPs are in some ways a means of throwing a
sop to gays and lesbians while denying us full equality. I think, for
instance, of Hawaii, where the state legislature in the past year
created a domestic partnership law (with limited legal benefits) in
order to derail the movement for extending marriage to gay and lesbian
couples.
</rant>

Happy holidays to everyone.

Best,
Daniel

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