Why marriage matters
Subtitle: America, equality, and gay people's right to marry
By: Evan Wolfson.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Same-sex marriage -- United States; Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- United States; Gay rights -- United States; Civil rights -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-231) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is marriage?; title: Why now?; title: Will allowing gay couples to marry harm society?; title: Isn't marriage for procreation?; title: What about the children?; title: Isn't marriage a religious matter?; title: Why not use another word?; title: Will marriages in one state be honored in others?; title: Is marriage equality a question of civil rights?; title: Why the freedom to marry matters to me; title: Appendix A: Big questions, short answers; title: Appendix B: Discrimination : protections denied to same-sex couples and their kids; title: Appendix C: Getting involved; title: Appendix D: Working together.