Civil wars, a battle for gay marriage, David Moats
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Civil wars, a battle for gay marriage, David Moats
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-280) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Civil wars
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
53000250
Responsibility statement
David Moats
Sub title
a battle for gay marriage
Summary
In 2000 Vermont became the first state to grant gay and lesbian couples the right to join in civil unions-a groundbreaking decision that has inspired similar legislation in six states thus far. But it was not an easy victory the ruling sparked the fiercest political conflict in the state's memory. David Moats was in the thick of it, writing a series of balanced, humane editorials that earned a Pulitzer Prize. Now he tells the intimate stories behind the battle and introduces us to all the key actors in the struggle, including the couples who first filed suit the lawyers who spent years championing the case and the only openly gay legislator in Vermont, who ensured victory with an impassioned, deeply personal speech on the House floor at a crucial moment. Civil Wars is a remarkable drama of democracy at work on a human scale
Table Of Contents
Our common humanity -- Beginnings -- Freedom -- Family -- The case -- Think anew -- Act anew -- A lover's quarrel -- What is the harm?
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- Gay couples + Legal status, laws, etc
- Lesbians -- United States -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Lesbians -- Vermont -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Same-sex marriage -- Vermont -- Law and legislation
- Same-sex marriage + Law and legislation -- Vermont
- Same-sex marriage + Law and legislation -- United States
- Gay couples + Legal status, laws, etc -- United States
- Same-sex marriage -- Vermont
- Same-sex marriage -- United States
- Gay men -- United States -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Gay men -- Vermont -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Gay couples + Legal status, laws, etc -- Vermont
- United States
- Same-sex marriage -- United States -- Law and legislation
- Same-sex marriage + Law and legislation
- Same-sex marriage
- Vermont
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- Gay couples + Legal status, laws, etc
- Lesbians -- United States -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Lesbians -- Vermont -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Same-sex marriage -- Vermont -- Law and legislation
- Same-sex marriage + Law and legislation -- Vermont
- Same-sex marriage + Law and legislation -- United States
- Gay couples + Legal status, laws, etc -- United States
- Same-sex marriage -- Vermont
- Same-sex marriage -- United States
- Gay men -- United States -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Gay men -- Vermont -- Legal status, laws, etc
- Gay couples + Legal status, laws, etc -- Vermont
- United States
- Same-sex marriage -- United States -- Law and legislation
- Same-sex marriage + Law and legislation
- Same-sex marriage
- Vermont
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