Sullivan deconstructs why people hate gays, painstakingly siphoning the steam from the heated arguments. He believes legalizing gay marriage would “humanize” homosexuals for straights. He says gays should be allowed to serve openly in the military because governmental discrimination is untenable. But not discrimination in the private sector; Sullivan opposes gay-rights legislation because “the emotions [homosexuality] unleashes are so deep and often so private that they can hardly be regulated by personal will”–let alone laws.
Sullivan’s views on gay culture are just as incendiary. He argues that heterosexuals could learn from the “equality” inherent in same-sex relationships. He even praises gay men’s “understanding for the need Of extramarital outlets”–a.k.a. adultery. Not everything he says is this provocative. In fact, the book is larded with numbing dialectics and 25-cent words. But there’s plenty to get both sides of the argument shouting. The question is: will Sullivan get them to listen?
title: “Fighting Words” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-03” author: “James Tondreau”
Governments came and went, but banker Enrico Cuccia reigned for decades as one of the most powerful men in Italy. The chairman of Mediobanca engineered mergers, plotted privatizations, counseled Gianni Agnelli and never once gave an interview. He died last week in his sleep, at 92.
