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The cultural perception of what is taboo changes, from the Victorian avoidance of a word like leg , to the current sanction of television advertising of gear for the incontinent and menstruating, to the blatant public discussion of rape, incest, and other actions formerly anathema.
The NYT front reports that financial settlements have been reached in a case in which without permission or legal sanction, America Online identified to a Navy investigator an active-duty sailor whose on-line profile suggested he was gay.
It would put gay relationships on the same footing as straight ones, without implying official government sanction.
And a chance to remove trade disputes from the cycle of unilateral sanction and subsequent retaliation would be lost as well.
The Protestant Reformation provided divine sanction for making money, earning profits, and engaging in commerce.