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Articles by Andrew Solomon: Marriage & Family


Feb 2011

Meet My Real Modern Family

I do not accept competitive models of love, only additive ones.

Jan 2009

More Perfect Unions

To many gays, marriage is the last frontier of discrimination. But Obama's election is a reassuring sign that we, too, shall overcome someday soon.

Nov 2008

The Impact of Prop 8 on My Family

Gay marriage is not merely a matter of self-interest for gay people in relationships who want to use a fancy word to refer to their intimacies.

Jan 2008

A Transcontinental Affair

How we love achieves an additional layer of dignity when it is recognized...

May 2006

On Having a Stepmother Who Loves Opera

Family is not a zero-sum game. Having more of it does not reduce the key connections.

Jan 1987

The Youngest Royals

Bringing up baby is never simple, but the question of how to raise royal children has confounded generations of kings and queens.