Civil wars : a battle for gay marriage / David Moats.
Material type: TextPublisher: Orlando : Harcourt, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Edition: First editionDescription: xiv, 288 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 015101017X
- 9780151010172
- 306.84809743 22
- HQ1034.U5 M62 2004
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 306.84809743 MOA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A266204B |
Ch. 1. Our Common Humanity -- Ch. 2. Beginnings -- Ch. 3. Freedom -- Ch. 4. Family -- Ch. 5. The Case -- Ch. 6. Think Anew -- Ch. 7. Act Anew -- Ch. 8. A Lover's Quarrel -- Ch. 9. What is the Harm?
"When three same-sex couples requested marriage licenses in their small Vermont towns, they simply wanted to declare their love and commitment. But the debate they ignited over their right to marry led all the way to the state Supreme Court. Eventually the Vermont legislature became the first in the country to make civil unions legal for gay and lesbian couples. But it was not an easy victory - the bill sparked the fiercest political, social, and cultural struggle in the state's memory, setting neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother." "David Moats tells the intimate stories behind the public battle. We meet the couples who filed the suit; the lawyers who spent years championing the case; and the one openly gay legislator in Vermont, who ensured victory with an impassioned, deeply personal speech delivered to the House at a crucial moment."--BOOK JACKET.
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