Why You Should Give A Damn About Gay Marriage

Why You Should Give A Damn About Gay Marriage
by Davina Kotulski
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From the cover of Newsweek, to the Rose Garden at the White House, the long simmering issue of gay marriage has erupted into full boil. While countries such as Canada and Belgium have recently legalized gay marriage, the US seems steadfastly locked in the past. Change, Davina Kotulski argues, will only come through organized activism, but the importance of legalized gay marriage remains unclear to many in the GLBT community. There are no less than 1049 federal rights granted to hetero-sexuals that remain out of reach to gays and lesbians as long as they don’t have the right to marry. This quick and simple read outlines the rights, benefits and protections afforded through marriage, exploring the negative effects of not having these rights through case examples of real couples who have experienced hardships and composite vignettes illustrating how couples can be hurt by lacking access to these protections. Through learning of the great disparity between how same-sex couples are treated compared to heterosexual couples, and of the membership privileges society affords married couples readers of this book will begin to see new possibilities in their lives, and be inspired to join the growing freedom to marry movement.

Davina Kotulski, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with deep roots in the freedom-to-marry movement. She has organized same-sex marriage gay pride contingents throughout Northern California, first with Californian’s for Same-Sex Marriage, and then with Marriage Equality California. She has been active in fighting antigay legislation such as the Knight Initiative, is on the board of Marriage Equality California, and serves on the Education and Religious Outreach Committee of the California Marriage Coalition/Freedom-to-Marry Coalition.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #622908 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .53" h x 5.42" w x 8.46" l, .44 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 202 pages

Same-sex Marriage: The Moral And Legal Debate (Contemporary Issues (Prometheus))

Same-sex Marriage: The Moral And Legal Debate (Contemporary Issues (Prometheus))
by Robert M. Baird, Stuart E. Rosenbaum
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The issue of same-sex marriage has attracted the attention of the nation and has become one of the most heated social controversies. This completely revised and updated second edition of "Same-Sex Marriage" presents a balanced selection of the latest, the most diverse, and the most clearly argued positions advocated by academics, politicians, journalists, attorneys, judges, and activists.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #248270 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .67" h x 5.13" w x 8.62" l, .80 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 313 pages

Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law (Queer Ideas)

Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law (Queer Ideas)
by Nancy D. Polikoff, Michael Bronski
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Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage reframes the family-rights debate by arguing that marriage shouldn't bestow special legal privileges upon couples because people, both heterosexual and LGBT, live in a variety of relationships-including unmarried couples of any sexual orientation, single-parent households, extended biological family units, and myriad other familial configurations. Nancy D. Polikoff shows how the law can value all families, and why it must.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #81680 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-01
• Released on: 2009-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.49" h x .77" w x 5.52" l, .80 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution

Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution
by Evan Gerstmann
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The revised and expanded second edition of Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution makes the case that the Constitution has long protected the right to marry, and that this protection includes the right to marry a person of the same gender. No other book makes this argument. This book addresses other issues, such as why same-sex marriage is completely different, both practically and constitutionally, from polygamy and incest, and it debunks the myth that pro-same-sex marriage decisions have created a backlash against either gays and lesbians or the Democratic Party.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #218047 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-25
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: .53" h x 6.10" w x 8.88" l, .77 pounds
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• 248 pages

Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry

Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality, and Gay People's Right to Marry
by Evan Wolfson
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"At its core, the freedom-to-marry movement is about the same thing every civil rights struggle has been about: taking seriously our country's promise to be a nation its citizens can make better, its promise to be a place where people don't have to give up their differences or hide them in order to be treated equally." Why Marriage Matters offers a compelling, intelligently reasoned discussion of a question at the forefront of our national consciousness. It is the work of one of the most influential attorneys in America, who has dedicated his life to the protection of individuals' rights and our Constitution's commitment to equal justice under the law. Above all, it is a clear, straightforward book that brings into sharp focus the very human significance of the right to marry in America -- not just for some couples, but for all. Why is the word marriage so important? Will marriage for same-sex couples hurt the "sanctity" of the institution? How can people of different faiths reconcile their beliefs with the idea of marriage for same-sex couples? How will allowing gay couples to marry affect children? In this quietly powerful volume, the most authoritative and fairly articulated book on the subject, Wolfson demonstrates why the right to marry is important -- indeed necessary -- for all couples and for America's promise of equality.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #672406 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-24
• Released on: 2005-05-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .80" h x 5.50" w x 8.50" l, .50 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages