Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Cohabitation, and Same-Sex Families Around the World: Why 'Same' is so Different?
In: American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, Vol. 19, p. 1, 2011
In: American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, Vol. 19, p. 1, 2011
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In: Current Controversies Ser
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: How Did Same-Sex Marriage Become Legal in the United States? -- Overview: The Complex Issue of Same-Sex Marriage -- Four Decades of LGBT Activism Paved the Way for Marriage Equality -- American Politics have Shifted Significantly Since the 1990s -- Unequal Treatment Led the Supreme Court to Overturn DOMA -- State Marriage Laws Vary Widely Following DOMA's Demise -- Young People Helped Shift Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage -- Gay Marriage Around the World -- Chapter 2: Does Same-Sex Marriage Benefit Society? -- Chapter Preface -- Same-Sex Marriage Benefits Society in Many Ways -- Same-Sex Marriage Strengthens the Institution of Marriage -- Same-Sex Marriage Furthers the American Values of Freedom and Equality -- Marriage Equality Reduces Dependence on Government Social Services -- What's Wrong with Letting Same-Sex Couples "Marry?" -- Same-Sex Marriage Weakens the Institution of Marriage -- Chapter 3: Is Same-Sex Marriage Good for Families and Children? -- Overview: Gay Couples Weigh Financial Options that Accompany Marriage -- Same-Sex Marriage Protects Families and Children in Many Ways -- There is No Scientific Evidence that Same-Sex Marriage Harms Children -- Children in Same-Sex Households are Healthier than their Peers -- Same-Sex Marriage is not Good for Families and Children -- Children Pay a Lifelong Emotional Price for Same-Sex Parenting -- Gay Marriage, then Group Marriage? -- Chapter 4: What are Some other Key Issues with Same-Sex Marriage? -- Chapter Preface -- Same-Sex Marriage has Negative Consequences for Religious Liberty -- Same-Sex Marriage does not Impact Religious Freedom -- Beyond Gay Marriage-Is the LGBT Movement Walking down the Aisle to Nowhere? -- Same-Sex Marriage is Good for the Economy
In: Ethical Debates Ser
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction Real-life case study -- Chapter 1 Same-sex relationships -- Chapter 2 Why get married? -- Chapter 3 Religious rite or civil right? -- Chapter 4 Families and children -- Chapter 5 Effects on society -- Chapter 6 Into the future -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index
With same-sex marriage igniting a firestorm of controversy in the press and in the courts, in legislative chambers and in living rooms, Andrew Sullivan, a pioneering voice in the debate, has brought together two thousand years of argument in an anthology of historic inclusiveness and evenhandedness. Among the selections included here:- The 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling in support of same-sex marriage- Justice Kennedy's majority opinion and Justice Scalia's dissent in the 2003 landmark Supreme Court decision striking down anti-sodomy laws- President George W. Bush's call for a Federal Marriage Amendment- John Kerry's Senate speech urging defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act- Harvard historian Nancy F. Cott's testimony before the Vermont House Judiciary Committee- Reverend Peter J. Gomes on the distinction between civil and religious marriage- Stanley Kurtz on the politics of gay marriage- Evan Wolfson on the popularity of the right to marry among lesbians and gay men- New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks' conservative case for same-sex marriage- Excerpts from Genesis, Leviticus, and other essential biblical texts- Aristophanes's classic theory of same-sex love, from Plato's Symposium- Hannah Arendt on marriage as a fundamental right- Camille Paglia's skepticismRepresenting the full range of perspectives and the most cogent and arresting arguments, Same-Sex Marriage is essential to a balanced understanding of the most pressing cultural question we face today.From the Trade Paperback edition.
In: The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law, Vol. 13, Page 591, 2012
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Scripture condemns various forms of sexual behavior-but not all. Same-Sex in Scripture identifies in Mt. 19:12 an acknowledgement by Christ of the person born without an impulse towards the opposite sex, and reasons that inasmuch as all creation is good (1 Gen. 31, 1Tim. 4:4) this individual in partnership with someone of the same sex, in following Christ's commands of love, has moral status in the Kingdom of Heaven. Geis argues the insufficiency of Nature as a criterion for sexual behavior given the many exceptions from which the criterion when applied to human sexuality suffers. Only Christ's unexceptioned commandment of love has the binding force salvific law requires. Same-sex behavior can comport with this law, just as heterosexual behavior, as is clear from the role Mt. 5:28 gives the heart in sexuality. It is a position that achieves the middle between the extremes of this contentious debate.
Democracy, discursive frames, and same-sex unions : a cross-national analysis / Ahmed Khanani and Jean C. Robinson -- Constructing policy innovation in Argentina : from gender quotas to same-sex marriage / Adriana Piatti-Crocker -- The Argentine supreme court and the construction of a constitutional protection of sexual minorities / Laura Saldivia -- Policy stability without policy : the battle for same-sex partnership recognition in Brazil / Shawn Schulenberg -- Same-sex relationship equality in Mexico / Genaro Lozano -- Deconstructing the backlash : same-sex marriage litigation and social change in the United States and Canada / Jason Pierceson -- Legal struggles and political resistance : same-sex marriage in Canada and the USA / Nancy Nicol and Miriam Smith -- The distinctive centrality of marriage in the United States / David Rayside -- Conclusion : juristocracy in the Americas? / Jason Pierceson
In: American Journal of Comparative Law, Forthcoming
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In: Social Issues, Justice and Status
Intro -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- The Effect of State-Legalized Same-Sex Marriage on Social Security Benefits and Pensions -- Summary -- Social Security -- Federal Employee Pensions -- Private-Sector Pensions -- Bills in the 110th Congress -- End Notes -- Same-Sex Adoptions -- Summary -- End Notes -- Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues -- Summary -- Introduction -- Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)34 -- Potential Constitutional Challenges to DOMA37 -- Full Faith and Credit Clause -- Equal Protection -- Substantive Due Process (Right to Privacy) -- Interstate Recognition of Marriage -- States' Responses -- State Litigation -- State Constitutional Amendments Limiting Marriage to a Man and a Woman -- Alabama -- Arkansas -- Arizona -- California -- Colorado -- Florida -- Georgia -- Idaho -- Kansas -- Kentucky -- Louisiana -- Michigan -- Mississippi -- Missouri -- Montana -- North Dakota -- Ohio -- Oklahoma -- Oregon -- South Carolina -- South Dakota -- Tennessee -- Texas -- Utah -- Virginia -- Wisconsin -- State "Civil Union" Laws -- Congressional Activity -- Conclusion -- End Notes -- Homosexuals and the U.S. Military: Current Issues -- Summary -- Background and Analysis -- Discharge Statistics -- Issues -- Legal Challenges -- Actions Following the Murder of Private Barry Winchell -- Recruiting, JROTC, ROTC and Campus Policies -- High Schools -- Colleges and Universities -- Supreme Court Review of the Solomon Amendment -- Homosexuals and Marriages -- Foreign Military Experiences -- End Notes -- Chapter Sources -- Index.
In: European Review of Private Law, Band 19, Heft 5, S. 631-668
ISSN: 0928-9801
Abstract: Forty years ago, same-sex couples were not legally accepted in any country. In the last thirty years, however, around 20% of countries have granted some rights to same-sex couples, making them visible to society. While there are still countries that criminalize sexual relations among two consenting adults of the same sex, other countries are allowing same-sex couples to marry and form a family. Countries that have decriminalized sexual relations between individuals of the same sex have shortly thereafter seen a rise in the public debate about formal recognition of same-sex couples. At the centre of this debate is the role of marriage. While some scholars claim that marriage is essentially heterosexual and the basis for societal structure, others consider the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage to be unfair discrimination. Both positions are represented in the reports received for the XVIIIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law. Section 1 of this article briefly explains the situation of same-sex couples in countries that have opened marriage to individuals of the same sex. Although there may be a common understanding of what marriage entails, in some countries, same-sex marriage has become a subcategory of marriage, with different rules than heterosexual marriage and restricted access to certain rights. Section 2 offers a summary and analysis of the status of same-sex unions in countries that sent reports to the XVIIIth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law and have not opened marriage to same-sex couples. Section 3 provides a comparative analysis of the most recurrent arguments used in the processes of recognition and denial of same-sex unions in the countries reviewed. Finally, section 4 draws some conclusions on the state of marriage today.
In: The Salisbury review: a quarterly magazine of conservative thought, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 49-51
ISSN: 0265-4881
In: Constitutional Rights, Moral Controversy, and the Supreme Court, S. 93-130