When gay people get married
Subtitle: what happens when societies legalize same-sex marriage
By: M.V. Lee Badgett.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780814791141
Subjects: Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation; Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-263) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a different perspective; title: Why marry? the value of marriage; title: Forsaking all other options; title: The impact of gay marriage on heterosexuals; title: Something borrowed : trying marriage on; title: Something new : will marriage change gay people?; title: Marriage dissent in the gay community; title: Strange bedfellows : assessing alternatives to marriage; title: The pace of change : are we moving too fast?; title: Conclusion : marriage under renovation?.