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9780819568120

Same-Sex Marriage

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  • ISBN13:

    9780819568120

  • ISBN10:

    0819568120

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-04-28
  • Publisher: Wesleyan Univ Pr
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Summary

Few recent topics have claimed as much media and political attention as the fight for the right of same-sex couples to marry legally. Striking at the heart of beliefs about sexuality, marriage, family, and child-rearing, the debate has touched off national and international debate. In this practical guide to the issues and their history, the authors present the issues as a courtroom case would be presented to the jury--with an opening statement, expert testimony, and a closing argument in support of same-sex marriage. Chapters explore how we have arrived at our current understandings of homosexuality and marriage, the impact of same-sex marriage on same-sex relationships and families, the practical civil benefits denied to persons who are not allowed to marry, and the 40-year evolution in the law as it relates to sex and reproduction. This book provides a reasoned and informed history of the subject, and is ideal for readers in government, social work, and the law--and anyone curious about where this contentious issue is headed.

Author Biography

DONALD J. CANTOR and CAMPBELL D. BARRETT are lawyers with practices in Hartford, Connecticut. ELIZABETH CANTOR is a licensed clinical psychologist in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. JAMES C. BLACK is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut. Donald Cantor and James Black co-authored Child Custody (1989).

Table of Contents

Preface ix
A Note on Definitions xiii
The U.S. Supreme Court: Five Cases and One Anomaly
1(10)
Donald J. Cantor
The Evolution of State Law toward Sexual Privacy
11(12)
Donald J. Cantor
The Evolution of Understanding Homosexuality within the Fields of Psychology and Psychiatry
23(24)
Elizabeth Cantor
Gays and Lesbians as Parents and Partners: The Psychological Evidence
47(34)
Elizabeth Cantor
Same-Sex Parents and Their Children's Development
81(20)
James C. Black
Homosexuality and Adoption
101(14)
Campbell D. Barrett
The Present Status of the Law of Marriage in the United States and Abroad
115(20)
Campbell D. Barrett
The Practical Benefits of Marriage
135(14)
Donald J. Cantor
Conclusion: The Case for Same-Sex Marriage 149(10)
Donald J. Cantor
Notes 159(10)
References 169(12)
Index 181(10)
About the Authors 191

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