Same-sex marriage
By: Tamara Thompson, book editor
Series: Current controversies; Current controversies
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780737772197; 9780737772203
Subjects: Same-sex marriage
Work titles: Same-sex marriage (Current controversies)
Description: A compendium of opinion on the issues surrounding gay marriage.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview : the complex issue of same-sex marriage  -- David Lampo; title: Four decades of LGBT activism paved the way for marriage equality  -- Freedom to Marry; title: American politics have shifted significantly since the 1990s  -- Garance Franke-Ruta; title: Unequal treatment led the Supreme Court to overturn DOMA  -- Adam Gabbatt; title: State marriage laws vary widely following DOMA's demise  -- National Conference of State Legislators; title: Young people helped shift public opinion on same-sex marriage  -- Robert P. Jones, Daniel Cox, and Elizabeth Cook; title: Gay marriage around the world  -- David Masci, Elizabeth Sciupac, abd Michael Lipka; title: Yes : same-sex marriage benefits society in many ways  -- Murray Lipp; title: Same-sex marriage strengthens the institution of marriage  -- John Gustav-Wrathall; title: Same-sex marriage furthers the American values of freedom and equality  -- John Corvino; title: Marriage equality reduces dependence on government social services  -- Josh Barro; title: What's wrong with letting same-sex couples "marry?"  -- Peter Sprigg; title: Same-sex marriage weakens the institution of marriage  -- Ryan T. Anderson; title: Same-sex marriage perpetuates systemic injustices  -- Dean Spade and Craig Willse; title: Overview : gay couples weigh financial options that accompany marriage  -- Martha M. Hamilton; title: Same-sex marriage protects families and children in many ways  -- Marriage Equality USA; title: There is no scientific evidence that same-sex marriage harms children  -- Nathalie F. P. Gilfoyle; title: Children in same-sex households are healthier than their peers  -- Nicholas Jackson; title: Same-sex marriage is not good for families and children  -- Ryan T. Anderson; title: Children pay a lifelong emotional price for same-sex parenting  -- Robert Oscar Lopez; title: Gay marriage, then group marriage?  -- Robert P. George, Sherif Girgis, and Ryan T. Anderson; title: Same-sex marriage has negative consequences for religious liberty  -- Institute for Marriage and Public Policy; title: Same-sex marriage does not impact religious freedom  -- David Lampo; title: Beyond gay marriage-- is the LGBT movement walking down the aisle to nowhere?  -- Kenyon Farrow ... [et al.]; title: Same-sex marriage is good for the economy  -- Bryce Covert; title: Same-sex marriage does not help the economy  -- National Organization for Marriage /; title: Marriage equality is important for transgender people -- Matt Wood.