Fran (R) and Anna Simon kiss with their license and son Jeremy (L) just after midnight after being the first to get a civil union in Denver (REUTERS/Rick Wilking).
Opinion
Conservative Case for Gay Marriage
May 20, 2013, Jonathan Rauch
The Minnesota Senate recently voted to legalize same-sex marriage as Americans' views of gay citizens continue to shift. In light of these events, Jonathan Rauch makes the conservative case for gay marriage in order to demonstrate that it is part and parcel of a re-commitment to family values, not a flight from them.