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Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law (Queer Ideas)
by Nancy D. Polikoff Price: $16.00ISBN: 0807044334 ISBN-13: 9780807044339 Edition: Reprint Data published: 2009 Publisher: Beacon Press All Customer Reviews Read more |
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Description of the Book: Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law (Queer Ideas)
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Part of the Queer Ideas series, edited by Michael Bronski
A persuasive argument for why married couples, gay or straight, should not receive special rights denied to other families
Nancy Polikoff asserts that, in American law, marriage is the dividing line between those relationships that matter and those that don’t. A woman married to a man for nine months receives Social Security benefits when he dies; a woman living for nineteen years with a man or woman to whom she isn’t married receives no government support.
Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage reframes the family-rights debate by arguing that marriage should not bestow special legal privileges upon couples because people, both heterosexual and LGBT, live in a variety of relationships—including unmarried couples of any sexual orientation, single-parent households, extended biological family units, and myriad other familial configurations. These relationships, like marriage, are about building and sustaining economic and emotional interdependence and nurturing the next generation. Polikoff shows how the law can value all families, and why it must.
“Polikoff wades through legislation and legalese with style and substance, plus a touch of flair. Impeccably researched, Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage offers an evocative read that takes in the full breadth of the issues affecting marriage and avoids pedantry while remaining persuasive.” —Publishers Weekly
“Polikoff’s argument is provocative, illuminating, and original.” —John D’Emilio, author of Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin
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Details of the Book: Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law (Queer Ideas)Author: Nancy D. Polikoff Number Of Pages: 259 Binding: Paperback ISBN-10: 1590523172 ISBN-13: 9780807044339 Language: English Amazon Sales Rank: 421141 Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Beacon Press Package Dimensions: 1.00 x 8.30 x 5.50 inches |
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