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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968377803321

Titolo

Same-sex issues / / Jason V. Albertson, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61209-607-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (112 p.)

Collana

Social issues, justice and status

Altri autori (Persone)

AlbertsonJason V

Soggetti

Gay rights - United States

Gay people - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- The Effect of State-Legalized Same-Sex Marriage on Social Security Benefits and Pensions -- Summary -- Social Security -- Federal Employee Pensions -- Private-Sector Pensions -- Bills in the 110th Congress -- End Notes -- Same-Sex Adoptions -- Summary -- End Notes -- Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues -- Summary -- Introduction -- Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)34 -- Potential Constitutional Challenges to DOMA37 -- Full Faith and Credit Clause -- Equal Protection -- Substantive Due Process (Right to Privacy) -- Interstate Recognition of Marriage -- States' Responses -- State Litigation -- State Constitutional Amendments Limiting Marriage to a Man and a Woman -- Alabama -- Arkansas -- Arizona -- California -- Colorado -- Florida -- Georgia -- Idaho -- Kansas -- Kentucky -- Louisiana -- Michigan -- Mississippi -- Missouri -- Montana -- North Dakota -- Ohio -- Oklahoma -- Oregon -- South Carolina -- South Dakota -- Tennessee -- Texas -- Utah -- Virginia -- Wisconsin -- State "Civil Union" Laws -- Congressional Activity -- Conclusion -- End Notes -- Homosexuals and the U.S. Military: Current Issues -- Summary -- Background and Analysis -- Discharge Statistics -- Issues -- Legal Challenges -- Actions Following the Murder of Private Barry Winchell -- Recruiting, JROTC, ROTC and Campus Policies -- High Schools -- Colleges and Universities -- Supreme Court Review of the Solomon Amendment -- Homosexuals and Marriages -- Foreign Military Experiences -- End Notes -- Chapter Sources -- Index.



Sommario/riassunto

In 2003, state courts began to address the constitutionality of state statutes limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. Federal law does not recognise same-sex marriages. This book discusses the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages. It examines homosexuals in the US military.