Accidental activists
Subtitle: Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and their fight for marriage equality in Texas
By: by David Collins ; foreword by Evan Wolfson and Julian Castro
Contributors: Wolfson, Evan, 1957- writer of foreword; Castro, Julián, writer of foreword
Series: Number 8 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction series; Mayborn literary nonfiction series -- no. 8.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781574416923
Subjects: Cases; Trials, litigation; Law and legislation; Same-sex marriage
Description: "Book is a profile of a gay couple who challenged Texas laws against gay marriage. Their case went to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals before being superseded by the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes live in Plano, Texas. Book contains details on civil rights cases relating to gay rights"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-367) and index.
Table of contents: title: Growing up absurd; title: Should we? or shouldn't we?; title: The first blast of the trumpet; title: The battle of New Orleans, part I: opening salvos: Louisiana and Mississippi; title: The battle of New Orleans, part II: Texas engages; title: Crossing the threshold; title: Justice that arrives like a thunderbolt; title: Backlash in Texas; title: Epilogue; title: Endnotes.