Same-Sex Marriage: The Legal and Psychological Evolution in America
- ISBN-10
- 0819568120
- ISBN-13
- 9780819568120
- Series
- Same-sex Marriage
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 191
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-04-28
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Authors
- Donald Cantor, Campbell D. Barrett, James C. Black
Description
Examines the issues surrounding the fight for legal acknowledgement of same-sex marriages, exploring how society and the courts view homosexuality and same-sex marriages, the civil benefits denied to same-sex couples, and the laws related sexual behavior.
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