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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... marry each other. Many favored an amendment to the United States Constitution to prevent any state from permitting same-sex couples to marry. Most regretted the decision of the United States Supreme Court in June 2004 holding sodomy ...
... marry each other. Many favored an amendment to the United States Constitution to prevent any state from permitting same-sex couples to marry. Most regretted the decision of the United States Supreme Court in June 2004 holding sodomy ...
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... Marry Task Force. The other panelists were all members of the Vermont Legislature: Senator Ann Cummings, Senator Bill Doyle, Representative Francis Brooks, and Representative Karen Kitzmiller. I want to thank Chuck Kletecka and the ...
... Marry Task Force. The other panelists were all members of the Vermont Legislature: Senator Ann Cummings, Senator Bill Doyle, Representative Francis Brooks, and Representative Karen Kitzmiller. I want to thank Chuck Kletecka and the ...
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... marry. —New York Times, July 6, 20031 I knew something was wrong when the driver of the pickup truck behind me hit his high beams. It was night, and I was driving on a deserted two-lane road in Vermont. I was driving the speed limit. We ...
... marry. —New York Times, July 6, 20031 I knew something was wrong when the driver of the pickup truck behind me hit his high beams. It was night, and I was driving on a deserted two-lane road in Vermont. I was driving the speed limit. We ...
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... marry when he spoke the words . Two days later , he was no longer right . On June 11 , 2003 , an On- tario appeals court declared Canada's prohibition against same - sex civil marriage a violation of the country's Charter of Rights and ...
... marry when he spoke the words . Two days later , he was no longer right . On June 11 , 2003 , an On- tario appeals court declared Canada's prohibition against same - sex civil marriage a violation of the country's Charter of Rights and ...
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... marry each other. By the time you read these words, gay marriage will almost certainly be the law of the land in all of Canada. That's how fast the world is changing with respect to gay marriage. The Texas Privacy Case Fifteen days ...
... marry each other. By the time you read these words, gay marriage will almost certainly be the law of the land in all of Canada. That's how fast the world is changing with respect to gay marriage. The Texas Privacy Case Fifteen days ...
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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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