Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America

by Jonathan Rauch

Hardcover, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

HQ1034.U5R38 2004

Genres

Collections

Your library, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Publication

Times Books (2004), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 224 pages

Description

Argues that gay marriage is beneficial to the health of marriage as an institution and describes the reasons why marriage is vital to society, how gay marriage would work in the real world, and why the states should decide the issue of gay marriage.

Subjects

Civil Rights United States
Same-sex marriage United States
United States Social life and customs
United States Social policy 1993-
United States politics and government 2001-

Language

English

Physical description

224 p.; 8.42 inches

ISBN

0805076336 / 9780805076332

Local notes

OCLC = 1195
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