The CASE FOR SAME SEX MARRIAGE: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment

by William N. Eskridge

Hardcover, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

KF538 .E85 1996

Genres

Collections

Your library, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Publication

Free Press (1996), Hardcover, 304 pages

Description

Presents evidence from other cultures, responds to objections expressed by both straight and gay opinion, and argues that forbidding marriage is a denial of civil rights.

Subjects

Gay couples Legal status, laws, etc. United States
Gay couples United States. Legal status, laws, etc
Lesbian couples Legal status, laws, etc. United States
Lesbian couples United States. Legal status, laws, etc
Same-sex marriage United States

Language

English

Physical description

304 p.; 9.3 inches

ISBN

0684824043 / 9780684824048

Local notes

OCLC = 1072

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