03569nam 2200565Ia 450 991096837780332120200520144314.01-61209-607-7(CKB)2560000000069948(EBL)3019202(SSID)ssj0000472932(PQKBManifestationID)12230942(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472932(PQKBWorkID)10453323(PQKB)11608640(MiAaPQ)EBC3019202(Au-PeEL)EBL3019202(CaPaEBR)ebr10663009(OCoLC)704300316(BIP)28884983(EXLCZ)99256000000006994820100115d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSame-sex issues /Jason V. Albertson, editor1st ed.New York Nova Science Publishersc20101 online resource (112 p.)Social issues, justice and statusDescription based upon print version of record.1-61668-220-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Social issues, justice and status series.Gay rightsUnited StatesGay peopleLegal status, laws, etcUnited StatesGay rightsGay peopleLegal status, laws, etc.Albertson Jason V1820130MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968377803321Same-sex issues4381881UNINA