Same-Sex Marriage: The Personal and the Political

by Kevin Alderson

Paperback, 2004

Status

Available

Call number

306.84

Genres

Publication

Insomniac Press (2004), 384 pages

Description

In the past three years, Canada has witnessed landmark court rulings in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec making it legal for gay men and lesbian women to marry. Legislation in the Netherlands and Belgium have also extended marriage to same-sex couples. Legal challenges before the U.S. courts in Hawaii, Vermont, Massachusetts, Oregon and California have had the same goal in mind. The same-sex marriage phenomenon is characterized on the one hand by intense personal joys and on the other by long-standing activism and historic legal reasoning. Same-Sex Marriage tells both stories: the experiences of coupl

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

384 p.; 8.92 inches

ISBN

1894663632 / 9781894663632

Barcode

10415

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