America's struggle for same-sex marriage / Daniel R. Pinello.
2006
306.8480973 P651a 2006
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Title
America's struggle for same-sex marriage / Daniel R. Pinello.
Author
ISBN
0521848563 (hardback)
0521613035 (pbk.)
9780521848565
9780521613033
0521613035 (pbk.)
9780521848565
9780521613033
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 213 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
306.8480973 P651a 2006
System Control No.
(OCoLC)62393129
(OCoLC)62393129
(OCoLC)62393129
Summary
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.--Publisher description
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-201) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
Craig and Greg
Peg and Spence
Gordon and Jeff
Aftermath
New Mexico as introduction
2. Overview and background
Hats
Early stirrings
The mastermind
Political science themes
3. Massachusetts
Massachusetts before Goodridge
Goodridge
The 2004 Constitutional Convention
The legislative debates
Aftermath
4. California
Mayor Newsom
The winter of love
Flowers from the heartland
The nullification
Future court action
Backlash
Proposition 22 and a future same-sex marriage ballot measure
5. Oregon
Prologue
Multnomah County
The defense of marriage coalition
Measure 36
The Measure 36 campaign
Aftermath
6. New York
The business of same-sex marriage
Public education
7. Conclusion
Procreation and child rearing
Are civil unions/domestic partnerships/reciprocal benefits adequate?
Acceptance or bigotry?
The roles of courts and legislatures
Judicial efficacy
Appendix : Methods
References
Index.
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
Craig and Greg
Peg and Spence
Gordon and Jeff
Aftermath
New Mexico as introduction
2. Overview and background
Hats
Early stirrings
The mastermind
Political science themes
3. Massachusetts
Massachusetts before Goodridge
Goodridge
The 2004 Constitutional Convention
The legislative debates
Aftermath
4. California
Mayor Newsom
The winter of love
Flowers from the heartland
The nullification
Future court action
Backlash
Proposition 22 and a future same-sex marriage ballot measure
5. Oregon
Prologue
Multnomah County
The defense of marriage coalition
Measure 36
The Measure 36 campaign
Aftermath
6. New York
The business of same-sex marriage
Public education
7. Conclusion
Procreation and child rearing
Are civil unions/domestic partnerships/reciprocal benefits adequate?
Acceptance or bigotry?
The roles of courts and legislatures
Judicial efficacy
Appendix : Methods
References
Index.
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