The politics of same-sex marriage
Abstract
Same-sex marriage emerged in 2004 as one of the hottest issues of the campaign season. But in a severe blow to gay rights advocates, all eleven states that had the issue on the ballot passed amendments banning the practice, and the subject soon dropped off the media?s radar. This pattern of waxing and waning in the public eye has characterized the debate over same-sex marriage since 1996 and the passing of the Defense of Marriage Act. Since then, court rulings and local legislatures have kept the issue alive in the political sphere, and conservatives and gay rights advocates have made the issu.
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Sprachen
Englisch
Verlag
University of Chicago Press
ISBN
9780226720029, 0226720020, 1281966347, 9781281966346, 0226720004, 9780226720005, 9786611966348, 661196634X
Seiten
xv, 385
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