An edition of Legalizing Gay Marriage (2004)

Legalizing Gay Marriage

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An edition of Legalizing Gay Marriage (2004)

Legalizing Gay Marriage

"Mello regards the widespread and virulent opposition to any form of same-sex unions as proof that in Vermont, as elsewhere, homosexuals are indeed a "despised minority" in need of the law's protection. Thus, civil union laws represent only a partial victory because they create a separate and inherently unequal category of relationships for gay people. Mello's analysis of the issues provides a guide to the battles being waged in state legislatures and by politicians at the national level."--BOOK JACKET.

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Cover of: Legalizing Gay Marriage
Legalizing Gay Marriage
2010, Temple University Press
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Cover of: Legalizing Gay Marriage
Legalizing Gay Marriage: Vermont and the National Debate
2008, Temple University Press
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Cover of: Legalizing Gay Marriage
Legalizing Gay Marriage
2008, Temple University Press
in English
Cover of: Legalizing Gay Marriage
Legalizing Gay Marriage: Vermont and the National Debate (America in Transition Radical Perspectives)
July 9, 2004, Temple University Press
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Philadelphia

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Library of Congress
HQ1034.U5 M45 2004, HQ1034.U5M45 2004

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eBook
Number of pages
337

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OL24290932M
Internet Archive
legalizinggaymar2004mell
ISBN 13
9781592130795
LCCN
2003068703
OCLC/WorldCat
53896741
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BFFC5C4C-76C3-48FF-B1FF-86CF1DF3AF4B

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Every day seems to bring news of legal challenges to existing marriage laws and the constitutionality of any form of union for same-sex partners. In this timely and accessible book, Michael Mello argues that the public debates and political battles that have divided Vermont and Massachusetts will be repeated across the country as state after state confronts the issue of legalizing gay marriage.Michael Mello examines recent landmark decisions in state and federal high courts granting civil rights protections to homosexuals. In Vermont, the Supreme Court's recommendation that legislators recognize the "common humanity" that links all individuals irrespective of sexual identity and consider the question of same-sex marriage resulted in the first state legislation to establish civil union. In Massachusetts, the court's ruling that gay marriage is a right protected by the state constitution has plunged the legislature into a contentious debate about a constitutional amendment. In both states, as in California and New York, public discussion of equal civil protections for gays and lesbians soon become mired in contending views of morality, religion, social mores, and the sanctity of heterosexual marriage.Mello regards the widespread and virulent opposition to any form of same-sex unions as proof that in Vermont, as elsewhere, homosexuals are indeed a "despised minority" in need of the law's protection. Thus, civil union laws represent only a partial victory because they create a separate and inherently unequal category of relationships for gay people. Mello's analysis of the issues provides an invaluable guide to the battles being waged in state legislatures and by politicians at the national level.

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