UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal
Abstract
For years, the same governmental interests have been presented to justify prohibitions on same-sex marriage. Supporters of the ban argue that marriage promotes procreation and child-rearing, neither of which can supposedly be done within the confines of a same-sex relationship. This note suggests the movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry illustrates that in practice, these justifications have become antiquated. Instead of defining marriage as two individuals in a committed relationship, courts tend to inject social mores into their decisions regarding the legality of same-sex marriage.
Recommended Citation
Scott Norton,
What's Sex Got to Do With It - A Cinematic Critique on the Arguments against Same-Sex Marriage,
31 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 321
(2009).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol31/iss2/6
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