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 skepticism
Representing 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.
General
| Imprint: |
Vintage Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2004 |
| First published: |
May 2004 |
| Authors: |
Andrew Sullivan
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
416 |
| Edition: |
Rev and Updated ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4000-7866-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4000-7866-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781400078660 |
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