Gay Marriage, Real Life

Gay Marriage, Real Life
Author: Michelle Bates Deakin
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2006
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1558964916

Ten stories from same-sex couples in the United States.

Winning Marriage

Winning Marriage
Author: Marc Solomon
Publisher: University Press of New England
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1611689198

In this updated, paperback edition of Winning Marriage, Marc Solomon, a veteran leader in the movement for marriage equality, gives the reader a seat at the strategy-setting and decision-making table in the campaign to win and protect the freedom to marry. With depth and grace he reveals the inner workings of the advocacy movement that has championed and protected advances won in legislative, court, and electoral battles over the years since the landmark Massachusetts ruling guaranteeing marriage for same-sex couples for the first time. The paperback edition includes a new afterword on the historic 2015 Supreme Court ruling on marriage that includes practical lessons from the marriage campaign that are applicable to other social movements. From the gritty clashes in the state legislatures of Massachusetts and New York to the devastating loss at the ballot box in California in 2008 and subsequent ballot wins in 2012 to the joys of securing President Obama's support and achieving ultimate victory in the Supreme Court, Marc Solomon has been at the center of one of the great civil and human rights movements of our time. Winning Marriage recounts the struggle with some of the world's most powerful forces-the Catholic hierarchy, the religious right, and cynical ultraconservative political operatives-and the movement's eventual triumph.

Awakening

Awakening
Author: Nathaniel Frank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2017
Genre: Gay culture
ISBN: 9780674977563

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Epigraph -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue -- 1. "Homosexual Marriage?": The Stirrings of a New Idea -- 2. "What Was Important Was That We Were a Household": Gay Marriages and the Domestic Partnership Alternative -- 3. "We Are Criminals in the Eyes of the Law": Sodomy, Aids, and New Alliances -- 4. "A Tectonic Shift": Earthquake in Hawaii -- 5. "The Very Foundations of Our Society Are in Danger": The Defense of Marriage -- 6. "Here Come the Brides": Laying the Cornerstone in Massachusetts -- 7. "Power to the People": Rogue Weddings and Ballot Initiatives -- 8. "A Political Awakening": California's Proposition 8 Changes the Game -- 9. "Brick by Brick": Progress in the States -- 10. "Make More Snowflakes and There Will Be an Avalanche": Battles Over Strategy Come to a Head -- 11. "Without Any Rational Justification": Proposition 8 on Trial -- 12. "A Risk Well Worth Taking": Edie Windsor and Winning Marriage in New York -- 13. "The Nation Is Ready for It": A President and a Country Evolve -- 14. "Love Survives Death": The Windsor Ruling and its Aftermath -- 15. "The Responsibility to Right Fundamental Wrongs": A Circuit Split Sets Up a Showdown -- 16. "It Is So Ordered": Marriage Equality Comes to All Fifty States -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- Index

The M Word

The M Word
Author: Kathy Pories
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781565124547

A collection of incisive essays dealing with the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of gay people to marry features contributions--both gay and straight, serious and humorous--from such authors as Francine Prose, George Saunders, Wendy Brenner, Dan Savage, Stacey D'Erasmo, David Leavitt, Alexander Chee, Jim Grimsley, and Michael Parker. Original.

Enduring Bonds

Enduring Bonds
Author: Philip N. Cohen
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0520965957

In Enduring Bonds, Philip N. Cohen, renowned sociologist and blogger of the wildly popular and insightful Family Inequality, examines the complex landscape of today's diverse families. Through his interpretive lens and lively discussions, Cohen encourages us to alter our point of view on families, sharing new ideas about the future of marriage, the politics of research, and how data can either guide or mislead us. Deftly balancing personal stories and social science research, and accessibly written for students, Cohen shares essays that tie current events to demographic data. Class-tested in Cohen’s own lectures and courses, Enduring Bonds challenges students to think critically about the role of families, gender, and inequality in our society today.

Civil Wars

Civil Wars
Author: David Moats
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2005
Genre: Gay couples
ISBN:

The Future of Marriage

The Future of Marriage
Author: David Blankenhorn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2007
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

In their current demands, Blankenhorn points out, gay and lesbian leaders are not asking for marriage with an adjective in front of it, but marriage itself. Therefore, what marriage is and why it matters is what this debate is all about. What exactly is this institution to which gay and lesbian activists are seeking access? Why do we have it in the first place? Where did it come from? What is it for? How is it changing? These are some of the hard questions The Future of Marriage confronts.

Can You Be Gay and Christian?

Can You Be Gay and Christian?
Author: Michael L. Brown
Publisher: Charisma Media
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 162136593X

How do we respond to gay people who tell us how much they love the Lord and experience God's power? What do we do with the argument that the Old Testament laws no longer apply? Brown provides solid biblical answers, clearly written and based on sound scholarship, in a compassionate way that causes the reader to wrestle with the issues and discover the biblical truth. He also provides practical guidelines for ministry, and shows readers how they can resist the gay agenda while reaching out to their gay friends and family.