Waubonsee Community College

Same-sex marriage in the United States, focus on the facts, Sean Cahill

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-151) and index

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Same-sex marriage in the United States

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Sean Cahill

focus on the facts

Same-sex marriage is one of the main hot-button issues. In order to write about it in the papers, talk about it on the radio, or discuss it at home with your families, you need the facts. Opinions abound, but what about the data? Only in this book can you get answers to the questions that might substantiate, or change, your own feelings on gay marriage, questions such as: How many same-sex couples are there in the U.S.? Where do they live? What rights do they currently have in their states? How many children are currently being raised by two mothers or two fathers? How do current policies affect their children, and how do the policies affect the parents as they age? What groups are in the "Christian right," and what are they saying? Where do they get their information? Where are the studies that prove them wrong, or right? The facts speak for themselves, and they come out strongly in favor of marriage equality

A fierce debate -- "Family values": a political agenda? -- The benefits of being family -- Gay rights on the political stage -- The case for marriage equality