The Right to Divorce

“Divorce … ‘provides a forum with rules and guidelines to keep people from giving in to their very worst impulses.’ For gay couples, though, the Byzantine chaos of current law can yield grotesque results.” Like: being unable to end marriages without complicated legal wrangling. “’It gives wedlock a whole new meaning,’ says Sommer. ‘They’re trapped.’”

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