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Beyond straight and gay marriage : valuing all families under the law /

The debate over marriage equality for same-sex couples rages across the country. Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage boldly moves the discussion forward by focusing on the larger, more fundamental issue of marriage and the law. The root problem, asserts law professor and LGBT rights activist Nancy Po...

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Main Author: Polikoff, Nancy D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Unmarried couples > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Domestic partner benefits > Law and legislation > United States.
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > United States.
Civil unions > Law and legislation > United States.
Gay couples > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Lesbian couples > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
LGBTQ personal and family law.
Domestic partnerships.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780807044346
0807044342
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The changing meaning of marriage
  • Gay rights and the conservative backlash
  • Redefining family
  • The right and the marriage movement
  • LGBT families and the marriage equality movement
  • Countries where marriage matters less
  • Valuing all families
  • Domestic partner benefits for all families
  • Coping with illness : medical care and family and medical leave
  • When a relationship ends through dissolution or death : distributing assets and providing for children
  • Losing an economic provider : wrongful death, workers compensation, and social security.

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