Love's Rite: Same-Sex Marriage in India and the West.Love's Rite: Same-Sex Marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable in India and the West, by Ruth Vanita Ruth Vanita (1955-) is an Indian academic, activist and author who specializes in lesbian and gay studies, gender studies, and British and South Asian literary history. In 1978 in Delhi, Vanita was co-founder of Manushi: A Journal about Women and Society , is the first book to examine same-sex weddings and same-sex couple A same-sex couple is a pair of people of the same gender who pursue a romantic or sexual relationship together. The term "same-sex relationship" may be used when the sexual orientation of participants in a same-sex relationship is not known. suicides in India over the last two decades, discussing these phenomena in the context of the international debate on gay marriage, and in the context of past and present Indian and Euro-American cultural representation of same-sex union A Same-sex union refers to an enduring relationship between two people of the same gender. Literary, historical, and archaeological evidence of such unions has been found for a number of diverse cultures as early as 2400 B.C. . Examining the changing legal, literary, religious, and social traditions within which same-sex unions are embedded, Love's Rite brings a fresh perspective to the gay marriage debate, suggesting that same-sex marriage dwells not at the margins of society but at the heart of culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). fe/male bodies, soon to be published in Hong Kong and Taiwan, is a bookazine aiming to provide a platform for discussion on the subject of body, gender and sexuality. To know more about fe/male bodies or to order the bookazine, contact femalebodies@gmail.com. The Toronto Bisexuality Education Project will hold the 9th International Conference on Bisexuality The International Conference on Bisexuality (ICB), also known as the 'International BiCon' is a periodic gathering of bisexual activists and academics from around the world. in Toronto, Canada, at Ryerson University from June 15-18, 2006. For more information, email info@9icb.org or register online at www.9icb.org. |
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