03510nam 2200757Ia 450 991078103500332120200520144314.01-282-58191-097866125819151-59213-798-9heb40065(CKB)2550000000012165(EBL)535534(OCoLC)638859982(SSID)ssj0000421979(PQKBManifestationID)11310315(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000421979(PQKBWorkID)10413355(PQKB)10748909(MiAaPQ)EBC535534(OCoLC)659392341(MdBmJHUP)muse15613(Au-PeEL)EBL535534(CaPaEBR)ebr10392351(CaONFJC)MIL258191(dli)heb40065.0001.001(MiU)MIU400650001001(EXLCZ)99255000000001216520031204d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLegalizing gay marriage[electronic resource] /Michael Mello; foreword by David L. ChambersPhiladelphia, PA Temple University Press20041 online resource (352 p.)America in transitionDescription based upon print version of record.1-59213-079-8 1-59213-078-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; 1 Vermont: A Preview of America's War over Same-Sex Civil Marriage; 2 The Baker Decision: A Legitimate Exercise in Constitutional Adjudication; 3 Backlash Against Gays and Lesbians: A Despised Minority in Vermont; 4 Vermont's "Third Way": Enacting Civil Unions as an Alternative to Civil Marriage; 5 The Choice: What's Wrong with Vermont's Civil Marriage Substitute; 6 Conclusion: Three Years After; Appendix: Vermont Supreme Court Decision for Baker v. State; Notes; IndexEvery day seems to bring news of legal challenges to existing marriage laws and the constitutionality of any form of union for same-sex partners. In this timely and accessible book, Michael Mello argues that the public debates and political battles that have divided Vermont and Massachusetts will be repeated across the country as state after state confronts the issue of legalizing gay marriage.Michael Mello examines recent landmark decisions in state and federal high courts granting civil rights protections to homosexuals. In Vermont, the Supreme Court's recommendation that legislators recogniAmerica in transition.Same-sex marriageVermontSame-sex marriageLaw and legislationVermontSame-sex marriageUnited StatesSame-sex marriageLaw and legislationUnited StatesGay couplesLegal status, laws, etcVermontGay couplesLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesSame-sex marriageSame-sex marriageLaw and legislationSame-sex marriageSame-sex marriageLaw and legislationGay couplesLegal status, laws, etc.Gay couplesLegal status, laws, etc.306.84/8Mello Michael1504161MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781035003321Legalizing gay marriage3753155UNINA