Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : Promise and Resistance

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452284403321
• Autore: Pierceson Jason <1972->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Lexington Books, 2012
• ISBN: 0-7391-6704-9; 1-299-18481-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Piatti-CrockerAdriana <1963->; SchulenbergShawn <1979->; AndíaMaría Gracia; BonillaDaniel; CorralMargarita; LodolaGermán J; LozanoGenaro; SempolDiego
• Disciplina: 306.848
• Soggetti: Civil unions - Law and legislation - Latin America; Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - Latin America; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Part I: Themes; Chapter One: Diffusion of Same-Sex Policies in Latin America; Chapter Two: The Lavender Tide? LGBT Rights and the Latin American Left Today; Chapter Three: Support for Same-Sex Marriage in Latin America; Chapter Four: Variations in the Judicialization of Same-Sex Marriage Politics in Latin America; Part II: Countries; Chapter Five: Same-Sex Partnership Rights in Central America: The Case of Panama; Chapter Six: The Creation of Civil Partnerships in Uruguay; Chapter Seven: Same-Sex Couples in Colombia: Three Models for their Legal and Political Recognition; Chapter Eight: Legal Mobilization and the Road to Same-Sex Marriage in ArgentinaChapter Nine: The Battle for Marriage Equality in Mexico, 2001-2011; Index; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume sheds light on regional, national, and individual-level factors that have led to major developments for same-sex relationship equality in Latin America and explores institutional, political, and social barriers for same-sex couples in the region. It analyzes cross-national patterns of same-sex relationship policies in Latin America and examines country-cases of recent policies for same sex-couples in the region.