America's struggle for same-sex marriage
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 eve...
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Cambridge University Press
2006
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- 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