
Same-Sex Marriage: Pro and Con
Description
Alles über E-Books | Antworten auf Fragen rund um E-Books, Kopierschutz und Dateiformate finden Sie in unserem Info- & Hilfebereich.
- The 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling in support of same-sex marriage
- Justice Kennedy's majority opinion and Justice Scalia's dissent in the 2003 landmark Supreme Court decision striking down anti-sodomy laws
- President George W. Bush's call for a Federal Marriage Amendment
- John Kerry's Senate speech urging defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act
- Harvard historian Nancy F. Cott's testimony before the Vermont House Judiciary Committee
- Reverend Peter J. Gomes on the distinction between civil and religious marriage
- Stanley Kurtz on the politics of gay marriage
- Evan Wolfson on the popularity of the right to marry among lesbians and gay men
- New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks' conservative case for same-sex marriage
- Excerpts from Genesis, Leviticus, and other essential biblical texts
- Aristophanes's classic theory of same-sex love, from Plato's Symposium
- Hannah Arendt on marriage as a fundamental right
- Camille Paglia's skepticism
Representing the full range of perspectives and the most cogent and arresting arguments, Same-Sex Marriage is essential to a balanced understanding of the most pressing cultural question we face today.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions

Person
Content
- Intro
- About the Author
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Preface to the 2004 Edition
- Introduction
- Chapter One: For the First Time Ever? Same-Sex Marriage in History
- Plato, "The Speech of Aristophanes"
- Brent D. Shaw, "A Groom of One's Own?"
- Ralph Hexter, "Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe: A Response"
- Michel de Montaigne, "A Strange Brotherhood"
- James McGough, "Deviant Marriage Patterns in Chinese Society"
- Bret Hinsch, "Husbands, Boys, Servants"
- The Editors at Fincher's, "A Curious Married Couple"
- Melville J. Herskovits, "A Note on 'Woman Marriage' in Dahomey"
- Walter L. Williams, "A Normal Man"
- The Editors at the Harvard Law Review, "The Precedents Abroad"
- Chapter Two: In God's Name? The Religious War Continues
- The Holy Bible, The King James Version (Genesis, Leviticus, Romans, Corinthians)
- National Conference of Catholic Bishops "Statement on Same-Sex Marriage"
- The Editors of Commonweal, "Marriage's True Ends"
- Jean Bethke Elshtain, "Against Gay Marriage"
- Dennis Prager, "Homosexuality, the Bible, and Us-A Jewish Perspective"
- Bishop John Shelby Spong, "Blessing Gay and Lesbian Commitments"
- Rabbi Yoel H. Kahn, "The Kedushah of Homosexual Relations"
- Jeffery John, "Creation and Natural Law"
- Andrew Sullivan, "What You Do"
- Chapter Three: It Is So Ordered? The Path of the Courts
- "Race and the Right to Marry" Loving v. Virginia
- "The Definitional Argument," Jones v. Hallahan
- "No Right to Sodomy," Bowers v. Hardwick
- "Even Prisoners Can Marry," Turner v. Safely
- "The Sex Discrimination Point: Upheld," Baehr v. Lewin
- "Homosexuals and Equal Protection," Romer v. Evans
- "The Right to Sodomy Upheld," Lawrence v. Texas
- "No Second Class Citizenship," Goodridge v. Department of Public Health
- Chapter Four: Why Marry? The Debate on the Left
- Paula Ettelbrick, "Since When Is Marriage a Path to Liberation?"
- Mary C. Dunlap, "Choosing"
- Frank Browning, "Why Marry?"
- E. J. Graff, "Retying the Knot"
- Camille Paglia, "Connubial Personae"
- Evan Wolfson, "Crossing the Threshold"
- Hannah Arendt, "Reflections on Little Rock"
- Chapter Five: How Conservative a Project? The Debate on the Right
- Andrew Sullivan, "The Conservative Case"
- Hadley Arkes, "The Closet Straight"
- James Q. Wilson, "Against Homosexual Marriage"
- Jonathan Rauch, "For Better or Worse?"
- The Editors of The Economist, "Let Them Wed"
- Richard A. Posner, "Homosexuality: The Policy Questions"
- William Safire, "Same-Sex Marriage Nears"
- Amy E. Schwartz, "Gay Marriages and the Affirmation of an Ideal"
- David Brooks, "The Power of Marriage"
- Tammy Bruce, "Respecting Marriage and Equal Rights"
- Chapter Six: The Defense of Marriage Act? The National Debate Begins
- H.R. 3396, "To Define and Protect the Institution of Marriage"
- Jay Alan Sekulow, "Defending Marriage"
- Cass Sunstein, "Don't Panic"
- "The Hearings of the House Judiciary Committee on the Defense of Marriage Act," Rep. Frank, Mr. Arkes, Rep. Hyde, Rep. Inglis, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Birch
- "Transcript of the Mark-up Record of the Defense of Marriage Act," Barney Frank and Sonny Bono
- "House Debate on the Defense of Marriage Act," Rep. John Lewis
- "Senate Debate on the Defense of Marriage Act," John Kerry Takes a Stand
- Chapter Seven: Not in Front of the Children? Same-Sex Marriage and Parenthood
- Charlotte Patterson, "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents: Summary of Research Findings"
- David K. Flaks et al., "Lesbians Choosing Motherhood: A Comparative Study of Lesbian and Heterosexual Parents and Their Children"
- Phillip A. Belcastro et al., "A Review of Data Based Studies Addressing the Effects of Homosexual Parenting on Children's Sexual and Social Functioning"
- Antiga, "Coming Out to My Children"
- Jerry J. Bigner and Frederick W. Bozett, "Parenting by Gay Fathers"
- Paula Fomby, "Why I'm Glad I Grew Up in a Gay Family"
- Maggie Gallagher, "What Marriage Is For"
- Chapter Eight: A Slippery Slope? The Polygamy and Adultery Debate
- William Bennett, "Leave Marriage Alone"
- Hadley Arkes, "The Role of Nature"
- Andrew Sullivan, "Three's a Crowd"
- Charles Krauthammer, "When John and Jim Say 'I Do' "
- Jonathan Rauch, "Marrying Somebody"
- Dennis Altman, "Sexual Freedom and the End of Romance"
- Chapter Nine: Whose Life Is It Anyway? The Real World of Love and Marriage
- Dudley Clendinen, "Jack and Bob, Going to the Chapel"
- Kathy Duggan, "I Earned This Divorce"
- Ann Landers, "Ann Can't Give Her Blessing to This Marriage"
- Catherine Tuerk, "Love and Marriage"
- Doug Ireland, "Remembering Hervé"
- Henry Alford, "My Gay Wedding"
- Joseph Landau, "Marriage as Integration"
- Andrew Sullivan, "The M-Word"
- Chapter Ten: A Federal Marriage Amendment? The Future of the Legal and Political Battle
- Professor Larry Kramer, "How Other States Can Ignore Hawaii"
- Andrew Koppelman, "The Miscegenation Precedents"
- The Federal Marriage Amendment
- George W. Bush, "The President Speaks"
- Jacob T. Levy, "Law Breaker"
- Peter J. Gomes, "A Chance and A Choice"
- Stanley Kurtz, "An Election Winner"
- Nancy F. Cott, "The Evolution of Marriage"
- About the Contributors
- Acknowledgments
System requirements
File format: ePUB
Copy protection: Adobe-DRM (Digital Rights Management)
System requirements:
- Computer (Windows; MacOS X; Linux): Install the free reader Adobe Digital Editions prior to download (see eBook Help).
- Tablet/smartphone (Android; iOS): Install the free app Adobe Digital Editions or the app PocketBook before downloading (see eBook Help).
- E-reader: Bookeen, Kobo, Pocketbook, Sony, Tolino and many more (not Kindle).
The file format ePub works well for novels and non-fiction books – i.e., „flowing” text without complex layout. On an e-reader or smartphone, line and page breaks automatically adjust to fit the small displays.
This eBook uses Adobe-DRM, a „hard” copy protection. If the necessary requirements are not met, unfortunately you will not be able to open the eBook. You will therefore need to prepare your reading hardware before downloading.
Please note: We strongly recommend that you authorise using your personal Adobe ID after installation of any reading software.
For more information, see our ebook Help page.