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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... persons of the same sex, violated the right of privacy guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Although the Lawrence majority made clear that its holding did not address whether the government must rec- ognize ...
... persons of the same sex, violated the right of privacy guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Although the Lawrence majority made clear that its holding did not address whether the government must rec- ognize ...
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... Persons and to the Alliance's president, Nicole Al- lard, for sponsoring the panel. The Law Review article also formed the basis of remarks I presented on March 5, 2000, at a Community Discus- sion panel held at Trinity Methodist Church ...
... Persons and to the Alliance's president, Nicole Al- lard, for sponsoring the panel. The Law Review article also formed the basis of remarks I presented on March 5, 2000, at a Community Discus- sion panel held at Trinity Methodist Church ...
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... persons of the same sex to engage in certain kinds of intimate sexual conduct,16 including anal sex. Like a cleansing summer storm, the Supreme Court struck down the Texas sodomy law as a violation of the right to privacy guaranteed by ...
... persons of the same sex to engage in certain kinds of intimate sexual conduct,16 including anal sex. Like a cleansing summer storm, the Supreme Court struck down the Texas sodomy law as a violation of the right to privacy guaranteed by ...
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... persons seek to enter , ” 22 such as same - sex marriage . A Wedge Issue Is Born : Gay Marriage and 200423 We [ gays and lesbians ] can win the freedom to marry . Possibly within five years . —Evan Wolfson , 200324 Justice Antonin ...
... persons seek to enter , ” 22 such as same - sex marriage . A Wedge Issue Is Born : Gay Marriage and 200423 We [ gays and lesbians ] can win the freedom to marry . Possibly within five years . —Evan Wolfson , 200324 Justice Antonin ...
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... persons who openly en- gage in homosexual conduct as partners in their businesses , as scoutmasters for their children , as teachers in their children's schools , or as boarders in their homes . They view this as protecting themselves ...
... persons who openly en- gage in homosexual conduct as partners in their businesses , as scoutmasters for their children , as teachers in their children's schools , or as boarders in their homes . They view this as protecting themselves ...
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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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