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100 1 _aMoats, David,
_eauthor.
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245 1 0 _aCivil wars :
_ba battle for gay marriage /
_cDavid Moats.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aOrlando :
_bHarcourt,
_c[2004]
264 4 _c©2004
300 _axiv, 288 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
505 0 0 _gCh. 1.
_tOur Common Humanity --
_gCh. 2.
_tBeginnings --
_gCh. 3.
_tFreedom --
_gCh. 4.
_tFamily --
_gCh. 5.
_tThe Case --
_gCh. 6.
_tThink Anew --
_gCh. 7.
_tAct Anew --
_gCh. 8.
_tA Lover's Quarrel --
_gCh. 9.
_tWhat is the Harm?
520 1 _a"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.
588 _aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650 0 _aSame-sex marriage
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650 0 _aSame-sex marriage
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650 0 _aGay couples
_xLegal status, laws, etc.
_zVermont.
650 0 _aSame-sex marriage
_zUnited States
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650 0 _aSame-sex marriage
_xLaw and legislation
_zUnited States
_9662440
650 0 _aGay couples
_xLegal status, laws, etc.
_zUnited States.
856 4 1 _3Sample text
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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