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What are the implications of the French historian who killed himself in protest against same-sex marriage?
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May 21st, 2013
Okay, this question is kind of worded to grab attention. “Killed himself in protest against same-sex marriage” is assuming we can know for sure why someone killed themselves. Regardless of that, this is how many are taking the recent death of French historian Dominique Venner:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/21/french-historian-kills-himself-notre-dame-gay-marriage
Far-right French politicians are praising his actions as protest against future decadence in France. Now, I know we’re not all familiar with French politics, but in regard to gay marriage worldwide: what does this say about it, if anything? Are same-sex marriage opponents fighting a losing battle the way opponents to African-American and women’s rights were? Is opposition to same-sex marriage going to cause open conflict at some point in the future?
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