Maine’s Marriage Hero by Frank Bruni, Article Review Example

Started as the head food critic of New York Times from 2004 to 2009, Frank Bruni was one American journalist who is openly-liberal in his being gay. Accepted by his readers, he continues to write articles in the NY Times opinion pages in relation to his personal belief about being gay and the issues in relation to their situation in the society. Although not specifically concentrated on issues of the third sex members of the society, Bruni continues to create opinionated articles featuring other people’s consideration over the said matter.

Summary: The issue of same-sex marriage, its legalization and social acceptance has become a source of debate among social agencies, families and individual advocates. As of now, it continues to raise a question of morality versus liberty.

• Maine’s advocate for the matter is an ordinary person who lived for over 90 years
• Harlan Gardner fought during the war years and served as a hearse driver after the said era
• He has gay and lesbian family members
• He says that there are more serious issues to give attention to rather than the relationship of lesbians and gays
• Lesbian and gays are good people who simply have different pattern of sexuality, hence, they should not be subjected to any form of discrimination or judgment by the society.
• During election days, the Gardners believe that the third gender and same sex issues are simply being exploited by politicians.
• What the society must know is the truth and not fabricated facts that the media creates and the politicians impose about them and the agenda they have about the matter.
• Same-sex marriage need not impose debate and disagreement according to Garner; gays and lesbians but people who have a different liking but still have the same right to love and be loved by whomever they may choose.
• Mainers overall believe on the fact that same sex marriage is but a form of union between two people hoping to live together and create a family, a bond that would support social development instead of diminish its morality.
• More than just the issue of morality, the debate over same-sex marriage creates an assumption over the willingness of people to realize the truth behind love, union and loyalty between partners.
• While it is a sense of hypocrisy for politicians to use the same agenda over and over again, for the lesbians and gays, this is a continuous battle that they would want to win to be able to live freely and somewhat love the way they want to.

Reaction and Assessment: The article presented by Bruni could be assumed to be one-sided, especially because of the fact that Bruni himself is a gay. Nevertheless, utilizing the reaction of other individuals and inculcating it within the context of the discussion makes it more balanced compared to presenting his own opinion on the matter as an author and as a member of the gender-separation being described in the article