Legalizing Gay Marriage: Vermont And The National DebateTemple University Press, 20. 11. 2008. - 352 страница Every 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 recognize the "common humanity" that links all individuals irrespective of sexual identity and consider the question of same-sex marriage resulted in the first state legislation to establish civil union. In Massachusetts, the court's ruling that gay marriage is a right protected by the state constitution has plunged the legislature into a contentious debate about a constitutional amendment. In both states, as in California and New York, public discussion of equal civil protections for gays and lesbians soon become mired in contending views of morality, religion, social mores, and the sanctity of heterosexual marriage.Mello regards the widespread and virulent opposition to any form of same-sex unions as proof that in Vermont, as elsewhere, homosexuals are indeed a "despised minority" in need of the law's protection. Thus, civil union laws represent only a partial victory because they create a separate and inherently unequal category of relationships for gay people. Mello's analysis of the issues provides an invaluable guide to the battles being waged in state legislatures and by politicians at the national level. |
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... allow the legislature to act on the decision. And in June 2003, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that the Texas “Homosexual Conduct Law,” which criminalized certain sexual conduct between persons of the same ...
... allow the legislature to act on the decision. And in June 2003, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that the Texas “Homosexual Conduct Law,” which criminalized certain sexual conduct between persons of the same ...
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... allowed to marry. —New York Times, July 6, 20031 I knew something was wrong when the driver of the pickup truck behind me ... allow gay and lesbian couples to share in the legal benefits, legal obligations, and legal responsibilities of ...
... allowed to marry. —New York Times, July 6, 20031 I knew something was wrong when the driver of the pickup truck behind me ... allow gay and lesbian couples to share in the legal benefits, legal obligations, and legal responsibilities of ...
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... allowed to get married in this world . But I'd like to declare in front of all these people , I love you and I'd like to live with you for the rest of my life . ” 4 Shaiman was right about not being able to marry when he spoke the words ...
... allowed to get married in this world . But I'd like to declare in front of all these people , I love you and I'd like to live with you for the rest of my life . ” 4 Shaiman was right about not being able to marry when he spoke the words ...
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... allowing gays to marry.52 As the Bay State waited for the court's decision , the four Catholic bishops of Massachusetts reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to same - sex marriage . Gay ac- tivists lashed back at the ...
... allowing gays to marry.52 As the Bay State waited for the court's decision , the four Catholic bishops of Massachusetts reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to same - sex marriage . Gay ac- tivists lashed back at the ...
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... Allowing same - sex marriage “ will not diminish the validity or dignity of opposite - sex marriage , any more than recognizing the right of an individual to marry a person of a different race devalues the marriage of a person who ...
... Allowing same - sex marriage “ will not diminish the validity or dignity of opposite - sex marriage , any more than recognizing the right of an individual to marry a person of a different race devalues the marriage of a person who ...
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Enacting Civil Unions as an Alternative to Civil Marriage | 74 |
Whats Wrong with Vermonts Civil Marriage Substitute | 142 |
Three Years After | 193 |
Vermont Supreme Court Decision for Baker v State | 197 |
Notes | 257 |
Index | 331 |
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