Gay marriage : why it is good for gays, good for straights, and good for America

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Gay marriage : why it is good for gays, good for straights, and good for America

Title remainder

why it is good for gays, good for straights, and good for America

Statement of responsibility

Jonathan Rauch

Creator

• trueRauch, Jonathan, 1960-

Subject

• trueCivil rights -- United States
• trueSame-sex marriage -- United States
• trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
• trueUnited States -- Social life and customs
• trueUnited States -- Social policy -- 1993-

Language

eng

Summary

• "In the wake of recent state, federal, and Canadian court decisions, the controversy over gay marriage has reached a critical point in American political life, as skittish politicians rush in to stem what they see as a threat to marriage. But, as Jonathan Rauch shows in this book, the politicians have the whole thing backward. Rauch explains why gay marriage is important - even crucial - to the health of marriage as an institution, grounding his argument in mainstream values. He outlines why marriage is vital to a well-functioning society, why marriage gains strength from being available to and encouraged for all citizens, why gay people will benefit from gay marriage, why straight people will benefit from gay marriage, and why the institution of marriage will benefit as well. He then proceeds to demolish the arguments so often put forward by conservatives who call themselves defenders of marriage, showing them to be nothing of the sort
• Finally, he looks at how gay marriage would work in the real world, as it bumps up against the realities of religion, social acceptance, the law, children, and even divorce." "At a time when marriage is losing ground to cohabitation and is in danger of becoming just another lifestyle choice, Rauch reaffirms that marriage is the gold standard for committed, serious relationships. Love, sex, and marriage go together - not just sometimes but always, not just for some people but for everyone. Gay marriage, he shows, is a "win-win-win" for strengthening the bonds that tie us together and for remaining true to our national heritage of fairness and humaneness toward all."--BOOK JACKET

Dewey number

306.84/8

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

general