Same-sex marriage in the United States : focus on the facts /
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| Author / Creator: | Cahill, Sean (Sean Robert) |
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| Imprint: | Lanham : Lexington Books, c2004. |
| Description: | xii, 159 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5373802 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Fast Facts
- 1. A Fierce Debate
- Landmark Decisions
- Legislative Efforts to restrict Same-Sex Marriage
- Historical Precedents to the Current Debate
- Civil Marriage and Religious Marriage
- 2. "Family Values": A Political Agenda?
- Defining the Anti-Gay Movement
- Financial Resources
- Local Campaigns
- A Larger Agenda
- Focus on Homosexuality
- What Do Anti-Gay Groups Say about Same-Sex Marriage and Gay Families?
- 3. The Benefits of Being Family
- Defining the Family
- The 2000 Census's Same-Sex Couple Sample
- Parenting among Same-Sex Couples and Single Gay Parents
- Custody Rights
- Adoption Rights
- Elder Couples
- Health Care
- Unequal Tax Treatment of Same-Sex Couples
- 4. Gay Rights on the Political Stage
- The First Wave of Anti-Gay Ballot Campaigns
- 1972-1980: The Emergence of Gay Issues in Presidential Politics
- The Reagan Years
- Late 1980s and Early 1990s: The Rise in Anti-Gay Activism
- Pro-Gay Advances in the 1990s
- Anti-Gay Politics in the 1992 Presidential Election
- 1996: Defending Marriage
- The 2000 Election Campaign
- The Bush-Cheney Administration in 2004
- The White House Defends Its Position
- The 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates: The Most Pro-Gay Field Yet
- Current Measures
- 5. The Case for Marriage Equality
- Two Stories
- Surviving Same-Sex Partners and the Aftermath of 9/11
- Focus on the Future
- Afterword
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
