From the closet to the altar: courts, backlash, and the struggle for same sex marriage

"Same-sex marriage, a politically and culturally untenable idea only a quarter century ago, has become one of the most controversial issues in American life. Social conservatives are adamantly opposed to it and vote-conscious liberal politicians tiptoe around it, but an emerging majority's...

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1. Verfasser: Klarman, Michael J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2013
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Zusammenfassung:"Same-sex marriage, a politically and culturally untenable idea only a quarter century ago, has become one of the most controversial issues in American life. Social conservatives are adamantly opposed to it and vote-conscious liberal politicians tiptoe around it, but an emerging majority's support for it makes it seem all but inevitable. While most observers seem to think that the legalization of gay marriage across the nation will occur at some point in the near future, in the meantime it continues to generate a sharp political backlash that has helped its opponents score political victories (even if they prove to be short-lived). If most young people support gay marriage, and if there are clear indicators that a majority of the population will support it in the very near future, why is the backlash so strong? As Michael Klarman will show in From the Closet to the Altar, it is because its proponents have adopted a court-centered approach for advancing their cause.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-265) and index
World War II to Stonewall (1950s and 1960s) -- Stonewall to Bowers (1970s and 1980s) -- Hawaii and the "Defense of Marriage" (1990s) -- Baker (Vermont) and Lawrence (1999-2003) -- Goodridge (Massachusetts) and its backlash (2003-2008) -- The gay marriage Spring (2009) -- Backlash (Again) : Maine and Iowa (2009-2010) -- To the present -- Why backlash? Part 1 : Courts and public opinion -- Why backlash? Part 2 : Politics and federalism -- Looking to the future : the inevitability of gay marriage
Beschreibung:XII, 276 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780199922109

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