November 1996 Issue [Article] Wedded to an Illusion Download PDF Adjust Share Do gays and lesbians really want the right to marry? by Fenton Johnson, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century etc. Gay couples Gay marriage laws Legal status Marriage Social aspects United States More from Fenton Johnson A Walk to Remember From At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life, published this month by W. W. Norton. When I imagine my death, I do not see myself surrounded… The Future of Queer A manifesto Going It Alone The dignity and challenge of solitude Adjust Share