Sean Cahill

Same-Sex Marriage in the United States

Focus on the Facts

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Produktbeschreibung

The rhetoric and emotion surrounding the same-sex marriage debate tends to obscure the facts and figures. Tracing the development of same-sex marriage in the United States and its deployment as a political tool, Sean Cahill lays out the current situation in plain language and explains what's at stake.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 159
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 149mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 259g
• ISBN-13: 9780739108826
• ISBN-10: 0739108824
• Artikelnr.: 14153661

Autorenporträt

Sean Cahill is director of the Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 A Fierce Debate Chapter 2 Landmark Decisions Chapter 3 Legislative
Efforts to Restrict Same-Sex Marriage Chapter 4 Historical Precedents to
the Current Debate Chapter 5 Civil Marriage and Religious Marriage Part 6
"Family Values": A Political Agenda? Chapter 7 Defining the Anti-Gay
Movement Chapter 8 Financial Resources Chapter 9 Local Campaigns Chapter 10
A Larger Agenda Chapter 11 Focus on Homosexuality Chapter 12 What Do
Anti-Gay Groups Say about Same-Sex Marriage and Gay Families? Part 13 The
Benefits of Being Family Chapter 14 Defining the Family Chapter 15 The 2000
Census's Same-Sex Couple Sample Chapter 16 Parenting among Same-Sex Couples
and Single Gay Parents Chapter 17 Custody Rights Chapter 18 Adoption Rights
Chapter 19 Elder Couples Chapter 20 Health Care Part 21 Gay Rights on the
Political Stage Chapter 22 Unequal Tax Treatment of Same-Sex Couples
Chapter 23 The First Wave of Anti-Gay Ballot Campaigns Chapter 24
1972-1980: The Emergence of Gay Issues in Presidential Politics Chapter 25
The Reagan Years Chapter 26 Late 1980s and Early 1990s: The Rise in
Anti-Gay Activism Chapter 27 Anti-Gay Politics in the 1992 Presidential
Election Chapter 28 1996: Defending Marriage Chapter 29 The 2000 Election
Campaign Chapter 30 The Bush-Cheney Administration in 2004 Chapter 31 The
White House Defends Its Position Chapter 32 The 2004 Democratic
Presidential Candidates: The Most Pro-Gay Field Yet Part 33 The Case for
Marriage Equality Chapter 34 Two Stories Chapter 35 Surviving Same-Sex
Partners and the Aftermath of 9/11 Chapter 36 Focus on the Future