An odd line in a Times obit:
Jane Bancroft, Mr. Hansen's wife of 51 years, died in 1994. He once described
their relationship as that of a gay man and a woman who happened to love each
other. "Here was this remarkable person who I wanted to spend the rest of my
life with. We were married 51 years. So something was right about it, however
bizarre it may seem to the rest of the world," he said.
This alone should cause us to ask all sorts of questions of what defines "gay" in our world today; the politics behind such definitions, and much, much more.
Immediately following the above, the kicker:
The couple had a daughter who later had gender reassignment. He is Mr. Hansen's
only survivor.
And a nice line from an interview with a German Nobel-winning scientist (come to think, they should eliminate all but the science Nobels):
Back in 1999, I hoped my gesture would be an example, particularly in Germany,
where people can be very stingy about charity. In the United States, the wealthy
have a tradition of charity. But in Germany, the rich say: "We pay taxes. It's
enough." Once I did this, many rich Germans called me saying they wanted to meet
this crazy man who gave away $1 million. And so, the Friends of Dresden raised
much, much more.
Maybe snotty Europeans (and domestic liberals) should take a long look at both halves of that equation.
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