Title:
Why marriage matters : America, equality, and gay people's right to marry / Evan Wolfson.
Author:
Wolfson, Evan, 1957-
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2004.
Call Number:
HQ1034.U5 W65 2004
ISBN:
9780743264587
Physical Description:
242 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
What is marriage? -- Why now? -- Will allowing gay couples to marry harm society? -- Isn't marriage for procreation? -- What about the children? -- Isn't marriage a religious matter? -- Why not use another word? -- Will marriages in one state be honored in others? -- Is marriage equality a question of civil rights? -- Why the freedom to marry matters to me -- Appendix A: Big questions, short answers -- Appendix B: Discrimination : protections denied to same-sex couples and their kids -- Appendix C: Getting involved -- Appendix D: Working together.
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