Same-sex marriage : a reference handbook /: a reference handbook. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David E. Newton.
• Authors: Newton, David E
• Contents: Background and history -- Problems, issues, and solutions -- Perspectives -- Profiles -- Data and documents -- Resources -- Chronology. Part 1: Background and History -- Introduction: The Early Days -- Same-Sex Relationships in History -- Early Civilizations -- China -- Islam -- American Indians -- Greece and Rome -- Some Cautions -- Attitudes toward Same-Sex Relationships in Western Culture -- Sodomy Laws in the United States -- The Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights Movement -- Early Organizations -- The Storm Breaks -- Same-Sex Marriage in the United States -- The International Scene -- Legislation in Support of Same-Sex Marriage -- Western Europe -- Other Regions of the World -- Data and Statistics -- Public Opinion -- The Future of Same-Sex Marriage. Part 2: Problems, Issues, and Solutions -- Same-Sex Marriage in Judeo-Christian History -- Rome and the Middle Ages -- Traditional Marriage -- Nontraditional Marriage in Western Culture -- Same-Sex Marriage : Arguments Pro and Con -- Arguments in Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage -- Arguments in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage -- The Status of Same-Sex Marriage in the United States -- After Obergefell v. Hodges -- Was Obergefell Correct? -- What Protection Is There for Individual Religious Beliefs? -- What about Other Protections for LGBT? Part 3: Perspectives -- Navigating the Religious Freedom Argument : Where Does One's Rights End and the Other's Begin? / Rani Baker -- For or Against : Everyone Loses / Ryan Conrad -- Obergefell Fallout / Kyle Duncan -- In Sickness and in Health : Marrying at an Older Age / Paul Feiler and Philip Bockman -- Losing My Religion / Kate Kendell -- Does Same-Sex Marriage Safeguard Families or Undermine Them? / Melissa Moschella -- A Cure for One Symptom / Aud Traher -- Looking into the Future of Same-Sex Marriage and Relationship Trends / Michael P. Vallario -- The Marriage Uncertainty Principle / Danielle White. Part 4: Profiles -- Alliance Defending Freedom -- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) -- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) -- API Equality -- Jack Baker (1942-- ) -- Bob Barr (1948-- ) -- David Boies (1941-- ) -- Mary Bonauto (1961-- ) -- John E. Boswell (1947--1994) -- Chris Bryant (1962-- ) -- Christian Coalition of America (CC) -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) -- Concerned Women for America (CWA) -- James Dobson (1936-- ) -- Egale Canada -- Equality Federation (EF) -- William N. Eskridge Jr. (1951-- ) -- Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), Southern Baptist Convention -- Family Equality Council (FEC) -- Family Research Council (FRC) -- Focus on the Family -- Freedom to Marry -- Maggie Gallagher (1960-- ) -- Gill Foundation -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) -- Julie Goodridge (1957-- ) -- Heritage Foundation -- Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) -- Immigration Equality (IE) -- International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) -- Lambda Legal -- Liberty Counsel -- Log Cabin Republicans -- Phyllis Lyon (1924-- ) -- Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) -- Del Martin (1921--2008) -- Michael McConnell (1942?-- ) -- Thomas S. Monson (1927-- ) -- Roy Moore (1947-- ) -- Marilyn Musgrave (1949-- ) -- Jerry Nadler (1947-- ) -- National Center for Lesbian Rights -- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) -- National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA) -- National Organization for Marriage (NOM) -- James Obergefell (1966-- ) -- Theodore Olson (1940-- ) -- Our Family Coalition (OFC) -- Outright Action International -- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) -- Renew America -- Traditional Values Coalition -- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) -- Unmarried Equality -- Donald B. Verrilli Jr. (1957-- ) -- Jason West (1977-- ) -- Williams Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law -- Edith Windsor (1929-- ). Part 5: Data and Documents -- Data -- Table 5.1 Characteristics of Same-Sex Couples in the United States (percentage) -- Table 5.2 Data on Same-Sex Spouses in Some Countries -- Documents -- Legislation -- Federal Defense of Marriage Act (1996) -- Alabama Marriage Protection Act (1998/2006) -- Federal Marriage Amendment (2002) -- European Parliament Resolution of 14 January 2009 on the Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union 2004--2008 (2009) -- Court Cases -- Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, 440 Mass. 309 (2003) -- United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. 12 (2013) -- Hollingsworth v. Perry, 570 U.S. ___ 133 S. Ct. 2652 (2013) -- Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015) -- Obergefell v. Hodges (Dissent by Roberts) (2015) -- Miller v. Davis (2015) -- Craig v. Masterpiece (2015) -- North Carolina Senate Bill 2 (2015) -- Campaign for Southern Equality et al. v. Mississippi Department of Human Services et al. (2015) -- Administrative Order of the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court (2016) -- Barack Obama's Views on Same-Sex Marriage.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (360 pages)
• Subjects: 306.84/8; Social Science -- Gay Studies; Same-sex marriage -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Homosexuels -- Mariage -- Guides, manuels, etc; Same-sex marriage; Eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft; Homosexuelles Paar; Internationaler Vergleich; Social Science -- Sociology -- Marriage & Family; Gay & Lesbian studies; Handbook; Handbooks and manuals; Handbooks and manuals; Guides et manuels
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216141457
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.