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Same-sex marriage has become one of the defining social issues in
contemporary U.S. politics. State court decisions finding in favor
of same-sex relationship equality claims have been central to the
issue's ascent from nowhere to near the top of the national
political agenda. Same Sex Marriage in the United States tells the
story of the legal and cultural shift, its backlash, and how it has
evolved over the past 15 years. There is a clear story of
jurisprudential evolution with regards to same-sex marriage from
Hawaii, through Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey, California,
Connecticut, and, remarkably, Iowa in 2009. This book aids in a
classroom examination of the legal, political, and social
developments surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage in the
United States. While books about same-sex marriage have
proliferated in recent years, few, if any, have provided a clear
and comprehensive account of the litigation for same-sex marriage,
and its successes and failures, as this book does.
This comprehensive sourcebook covers the evolution of LGBTQ
engagement in American politics, from the emergence of gay rights
as a political issue in the early 1970s to the present day, when
LGBTQ issues occupy a prominent place in politics. This work
provides a broad and authoritative survey of the ways in which gay
Americans are influencing the tenor and trajectory of U.S. politics
at the local, state, and national levels. An encyclopedic section
offers thorough coverage of all of the individuals, organizations,
cultural forces, political issues, and legal decisions that have
combined to elevate the role of LGBTQ people at the ballot box, on
the campaign trail, in Washington, and in mayors' offices, city
councils, and school boards across the country. Complementing
reference entries are in-depth essays on the rising prominence of
gay Americans as voters, candidates, public officials, lawmakers,
and opinion leaders, providing further context for understanding
their impact on modern U.S. political processes and institutions
from the perspective of liberals and conservatives alike. Finally,
the set includes a collection of important primary source documents
that illuminate landmark events, examine gay policy priorities and
preferences, and showcase the beliefs and experiences of prominent
LGBTQ Americans in the world of politics.
This book is a follow-up volume to Same-Sex Marriage in the
Americas: Policy Innovation for Same-Sex Relationships published by
Lexington Books in 2010. It sheds light on regional, national, and
individual-level factors that have led to major developments for
same-sex relationship equality in Latin America and explores
institutional, political, and social barriers for same-sex couples
in the region. The first section of the book deals with general
aspects of same-sex rights and policies in the Americas; including
public opinion regarding same-sex marriage, diffusion of policy
innovations for same-sex couples, judicialization of LGBT rights,
and the role of the left in support of same-sex rights in Latin
America. The second section examines country-cases regarding
same-sex policies in Latin America and includes separate chapters
on Central America, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay.
Overall, this research is innovative and unique because it covers
the understudied policies of same-sex relationships in Latin
America, despite its recent major developments, and includes both
regional and national level analyses to explain such developments.
This book is a follow-up volume to Same-Sex Marriage in the
Americas: Policy Innovation for Same-Sex Relationships published by
Lexington Books in 2010. It sheds light on regional, national, and
individual-level factors that have led to major developments for
same-sex relationship equality in Latin America and explores
institutional, political, and social barriers for same-sex couples
in the region. The first section of the book deals with general
aspects of same-sex rights and policies in the Americas; including
public opinion regarding same-sex marriage, diffusion of policy
innovations for same-sex couples, judicialization of LGBT rights,
and the role of the left in support of same-sex rights in Latin
America. The second section examines country-cases regarding
same-sex policies in Latin America and includes separate chapters
on Central America, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay.
Overall, this research is innovative and unique because it covers
the understudied policies of same-sex relationships in Latin
America, despite its recent major developments, and includes both
regional and national level analyses to explain such developments.
This book examines the proliferation of policy making concerning
the recognition and protection of same-sex relationships in the
countries of North and South America, adding to the knowledge of
developments in the United States and Canada, but, mostly notable,
exploring more recent developments in Mexico, Central and South
America, and the Caribbean. While much work has been done on
developments in Europe and upper North America, this book attempts
to broaden the understanding of relationship equality policy
proliferation around the world and to add new insights regarding
the policies of sexuality in different national contexts. The book
discusses the several factors that have constrained and facilitated
policymaking in this area including legal systems, public opinion,
political culture, and, more particularly, the role of religion as
a key obstacle in the recognition of rights for same-sex couples.
The chapters also explore the role of institutional mechanisms,
political parties, NGOs, IGOs, and international norms as
significant factors for policy adoption This book explores policy
innovation for same-sex couples throughout the Americas and
includes same-sex marriage legislation, civil unions, and other new
developments for same-sex couples throughout the Americas at both
national and sub-national levels. This scholarship is innovative
because though much has been written regarding developments in
North America, there is very little work dealing with recent
developments in the rest of the Americas.
This book examines the proliferation of policy making concerning
the recognition and protection of same-sex relationships in the
countries of North and South America, adding to the knowledge of
developments in the United States and Canada, but, mostly notable,
exploring more recent developments in Mexico, Central and South
America, and the Caribbean. While much work has been done on
developments in Europe and upper North America, this book attempts
to broaden the understanding of relationship equality policy
proliferation around the world and to add new insights regarding
the policies of sexuality in different national contexts. The book
discusses the several factors that have constrained and facilitated
policymaking in this area including legal systems, public opinion,
political culture, and, more particularly, the role of religion as
a key obstacle in the recognition of rights for same-sex couples.
The chapters also explore the role of institutional mechanisms,
political parties, NGOs, IGOs, and international norms as
significant factors for policy adoption This book explores policy
innovation for same-sex couples throughout the Americas and
includes same-sex marriage legislation, civil unions, and other new
developments for same-sex couples throughout the Americas at both
national and sub-national levels. This scholarship is innovative
because though much has been written regarding developments in
North America, there is very little work dealing with recent
developments in the rest of the Americas.
The diverse expert contributors to this volume from the fields of
politics and law use moral argumentation with respect to same-sex
marriage, gay rights in general, and California's Prop 8. The
arguments are advanced in terms of the nation's foundational
political and legal principles, extending ethical argumentation to
important contemporary public policy areas such as marriage, the
separation of church and state, and the rearing of children.
Several chapters also contest the perceived if not actual
establishment in the law and public policy of heterosexist and
religious bias that continues to work against full and meaningful
inclusion of sexual minorities. This bias is ironically and
improperly couched in the language of American political and
religious values, and it misunderstands the nation's core
principles, or willfully miscasts them as inapplicable to many
Americans and their families. Nonetheless, this bias is pervasive
in the nation's political discourse, working to deny an important
right and the recognition of equality to many citizens. The main
contribution ofMoral Argument, Religion, and Same-Sex Marriage is
in its direct engagement with the political and legal arguments of
the gay community's critics on their own moral and ethical terms.
Along the way, important concepts in public discourse such as
governmental neutrality, the right to marry, and religious freedom
are presented and cast in the light of liberal-democratic theory."
The diverse expert contributors to this volume from the fields of
politics and law use moral argumentation with respect to same-sex
marriage, gay rights in general, and California's Prop 8. The
arguments are advanced in terms of the nation's foundational
political and legal principles, extending ethical argumentation to
important contemporary public policy areas such as marriage, the
separation of church and state, and the rearing of children.
Several chapters also contest the perceived if not actual
establishment in the law and public policy of heterosexist and
religious bias that continues to work against full and meaningful
inclusion of sexual minorities. This bias is ironically and
improperly couched in the language of American political and
religious values, and it misunderstands the nation's core
principles, or willfully miscasts them as inapplicable to many
Americans and their families. Nonetheless, this bias is pervasive
in the nation's political discourse, working to deny an important
right and the recognition of equality to many citizens. The main
contribution ofMoral Argument, Religion, and Same-Sex Marriage is
in its direct engagement with the political and legal arguments of
the gay community's critics on their own moral and ethical terms.
Along the way, important concepts in public discourse_such as
governmental neutrality, the right to marry, and religious
freedom_are presented and cast in the light of liberal-democratic
theory.
In the courts, the best chance for achieving a broad set of rights
for gays and lesbians lies with judges who view liberalism as
grounded in an expansion of rights rather than a constraint of
government activity. At a time when most gay and lesbian politics
focuses only on the issue of gay marriage, Courts, Liberalism, and
Rights guides readers through a nuanced discussion of liberalism,
court rulings on sodomy laws and same-sex marriage, and the
comparative progress gays and lesbians have made via the courts in
Canada. As debates continue about the ability of courts to affect
social change, Jason Pierceson argues that this is possible. He
claims that the greatest opportunity for reform via the judiciary
exists when a judiciary with broad interpretive powers encounters a
political culture that endorses a form of liberalism based on
broadly conceived individual rights; not a negative set of rights
to be held against the state, but a set of rights that recognizes
the inherent dignity and worth of every individual.
The political representation and involvement of sexual minorities
in the United States has been highly contested and fiercely
debated. As recent legislative and judicial victories create
inroads towards equality for this growing population, members and
advocates of these minorities navigate evolving political and legal
systems while continuing to fight against societal and
institutional resistance. Sexual Minorities and Politics is the
first textbook to provide students with an up-to-date, thorough,
and comprehensive overview of the historical, political, and legal
status of sexual and gender minorities. Skillfully synthesizing the
research of political scientists, political theorists, and
historians, Jason Pierceson describes the history of the LGBT
rights movement, chronicles the building of political and legal
movements and the responses to them, examines philosophical debates
within and about the movement, and assesses the current state of
the politics and policies concerning sexual minorities. In addition
to carefully structured analyses and contextual explanations, the
text provides lists of key terms and discussion questions in each
chapter to aid student comprehension and fuel classroom debate.
Same-sex marriage has become one of the defining social issues in
contemporary U.S. politics. State court decisions finding in favor
of same-sex relationship equality claims have been central to the
issue's ascent from nowhere to near the top of the national
political agenda. Same Sex Marriage in the United States tells the
story of the legal and cultural shift, its backlash, and how it has
evolved over the past 15 years. This book aids in a classroom
examination of the legal, political, and social developments
surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage in the United States.
While books about same-sex marriage have proliferated in recent
years, few, if any, have provided a clear and comprehensive account
of the litigation for same-sex marriage, and its successes and
failures, as this book does. Updated through 2013, this edition
details the watershed rulings in favor of same-sex marriage: the
Supreme Court's June 26th repeal of DOMA, and of Proposition 8 in
California, as well as the many states (New Jersey, Illinois, New
Mexico, Hawaii, and Nevada among others) where activists and public
leaders have made recent strides to ensure that gay couples have an
equal right to marry.
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