Same-sex relationship stereotypes are out of date

To the Editor: I did not attend [Notre Dame] Professor Bradley's lecture against same-sex marriage, but I was appalled to read, in the November 23rd issue of The Dartmouth, that he asserted, "a same sex relationship is shorter than a heterosexual relationship." This is a fact that many of my gay and lesbian friends, in relationships for dozens of years, would find surprising. The first question we must ask is where on earth Professor Bradley would get the data to support such a conclusion.