ISBN:
9780511606663
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xiii, 213 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.84/80973090511
Keywords:
Same-sex marriage / United States
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Gay couples / Legal status, laws, etc / United States
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Homosexuelles Paar
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Eheschließung
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USA
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USA
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USA
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Homosexuelles Paar
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Eheschließung
Abstract:
America's Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage chronicles the evolution of the social movement for same-sex marriage in the United States and examines the political controversies surrounding gay people's quest for access to the civil institution of marriage. The book focuses on the momentous events that began in November 2003, when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declared unequivocally that the state's conferral of marriage only on opposite-sex couples violated constitutional principles of respect for individual autonomy and equality under law. The decision both triggered a political backlash of national proportion and prompted officials in Massachusetts, San Francisco, Multnomah County, Sandoval County and New Paltz to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The volume relies on in-depth interviews to provide an insider account of how courts, politicians, and activists maneuver and deal with a cutting-edge social policy issue, as well as real-life narratives about everyday people whom the debate immediately affects
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Acknowledgments
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
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Craig and Greg
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Peg and Spence
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Gordon and Jeff
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Aftermath
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New Mexico as introduction
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Overview and background
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Hats
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Early stirrings
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The mastermind
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Political science themes
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Massachusetts
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Massachusetts before Goodridge
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Goodridge
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The 2004 Constitutional Convention
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The legislative debates
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Aftermath
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California
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Mayor Newsom
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The winter of love
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Flowers from the heartland
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The nullification
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Future court action
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Backlash
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Proposition 22 and a future same-sex marriage ballot measure
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Oregon
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Prologue
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Multnomah County
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The defense of marriage coalition
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Measure 36
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The Measure 36 campaign
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Aftermath
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New York
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The business of same-sex marriage
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Public education
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Conclusion
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Procreation and child rearing
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Are civil unions/domestic partnerships/reciprocal benefits adequate?
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Acceptance or bigotry?
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The roles of courts and legislatures
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Judicial efficacy
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Appendix : Methods
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References
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Index
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511606663
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