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    The Family Weekly: Gay Rats (And Gay Rights)

    Mr. Ratburn from <em>Arthur</em> gets married. Plus: A reality-TV contestant says he has 114 kids via sperm donations, and how long-distance relationships are thriving in the digital age.
    by Amal Ahmed May 17, 2019 2 minutes

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    This Week in Family

    After 22 years, Mr. Ratburn, the feared but beloved schoolteacher on PBS’s , finally got married. What made this “very special episode” so special is the fact that a gay wedding wasn’t presented as an unusual or remarkable teaching moment. “The show treated it as a joyous celebration of a happy relationship, and so did viewers,” write Ashley Fetters

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